Federal oversight of the New Orleans Police Department, which began nearly 13 years ago under a wide-ranging federal consent decree, has been terminated, following an informal “final proceeding” in ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal health agencies and the White House under President Joe Biden pressured social media ...

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FOR YOU IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. BUT ALSO BREAKING HERE AT HOME. THE NOPD CONSENT DECREE IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END AFTER MORE THAN 12 YEARS. THE FEDERAL JUDGE OVERSEEING THOSE REFORMS NOW AN AGREEMENT ...

This Wednesday and Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Dow Jr. will hold the first and only public hearing on the Chicago Police Department Consent Decree, which he's overseeing. From 9:30 a.m. to 3 ...

U.S. District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal is giving Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton the opportunity to argue that new state laws could invalidate a first-of-its-kind bail reform in Harris County. In a ...

LSU NEWS AT FOUR STARTS RIGHT NOW. A HISTORIC SHIFT IN NEW ORLEANS POLICING MET WITH MIXED REACTIONS. JUDGE SUSIE MORGAN SIGNED AN ORDER TODAY ENDING FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF THE NOPD. WDSU REPORTER ...

The Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) federal consent decree is set to end after 13 years. Judge James L. Robart ruled on Wednesday that hard work was done at all levels, making the department a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The monitor overseeing court-ordered Cleveland police reform resigned on Wednesday after months of clashes with city officials. Karl Racine, who took over as the lead monitor of the ...

The Baltimore City Police Department is one step closer to being in full compliance with the federal consent decree. The Consent Decree Monitoring Team and a federal judge found the department is in ...

A federal judge has dismissed Louisville's consent decree, which was aimed at reforming Louisville Metro Police Department. Louisville signed a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice in ...

Lima First Ward Councilor Todd Gordon, left, and Second Ward Councilor Tony Wilkerson listen to a discussion on the city’s current consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during a ...