U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan ended her oversight of the New Orleans Police Department on Wednesday during an event at ...

The federal consent decree isn't bureaucratic red tape. It’s a lifeline for children with special needs. It holds schools ...

It took 13 years for the department to meet enough requirements to have the consent decree lifted. Serpas said it typically ...

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Cox Arleo officially lifted the consent decree, giving Newark’s civilian and ...

The consent decree is a binding court order granting a federal judge oversight of the police department. WTTW News Explains how that works in practice.

Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux responded to Moody's lowering the city's General Obligation and Senior Lien Revenue ratings.

More than four years after the U.S. Department of Justice launched a wide-ranging investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department that led to the signing of a police reform consent decree, ...

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey today formally terminated the consent decree governing the Newark Police ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal oversight of police reform in Louisville isn’t happening as the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to end ongoing consent decrees. Consent decrees are legally binding ...

A Kansas City-based immigration attorney has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Mohammad Ali Dadfar’s warrantless arrest and ...