Consent decrees had not yet been proposed in the other five retracted investigations. The now canceled consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis were awaiting a judge's approval.

The US Department of Justice dropped its consent decree against the Louisville Metro Police Department, but police reform will continue as promised.

Consent decrees are legally binding agreements that require a list of reforms within a police department and guide changes to policy and procedure for the foreseeable future.

While officials touted similarities between a new police reform plan and the defunct DOJ consent decree, a Courier Journal analysis found differences.

The consent decree negotiated between Louisville and U.S. DOJ will be dismissed, leaving questions about the future of LMPD oversight.

CPD reached preliminary compliance in 34% of consent decree paragraphs, and the other 7% of the consent decree paragraphs had not reached any level of compliance.

Consent decrees are settlements of the investigation findings that do not require admissions of guilt, but put in place a court-enforced improvement plan that requires agencies to meet specific ...

Consent decrees had not yet been proposed in the other five retracted investigations. The now canceled consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis were awaiting a judge’s approval.

Consent decrees had not yet been proposed in the other five retracted investigations. The now canceled consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis were awaiting a judge's approval.

The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of high profile police killings.