If adopted by lawmakers, the consent decree would settle, at least in principle, a class-action civil rights lawsuit filed ...

The agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice cannot go into effect without the approval of a federal ...

Federal consent decrees that hold police departments accountable for alleged civil rights abuses are in jeopardy under ...

U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan is set to rule Tuesday on a plan for the New Orleans Police Department to enter a two-year ...

A federal judge has announced her decision on the New Orleans Police Department's yearslong consent decree. Judge Susie ...

Louisville police reform consent decree hearing did not produce the results the Biden DOJ appeared to hope for, according to ...

After more than a decade under federal oversight, the New Orleans Police Department will finally have a chance to prove that ...

A federal judge evaluated a motion to intervene in Louisville's consent decree in a packed federal courthouse Monday.

After years of federal oversight, the New Orleans Police Department is entering the final phase of the consent decree.

After 12 years under a sprawling, court-enforced reform agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the plan is a major ...

The lack of transparency could diminish the buy-in on the consent decree from residents and, perhaps, police officers.

The president-elect said he had an “obligation” to attack one specific late night host. A photo shared by Vice President ...