When the U.S. Department of Justice announced last year the results of its nearly two-year "pattern or practice" investigation, they also stated that Louisville Metro and the city's police department ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville taxpayers will soon pay millions over the next five years for federal oversight of the city's police department. On Thursday, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the city had ...

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Since 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice has started more than 70 investigations into civil rights violations and discrimination by police, 40 ending with consent decrees or other agreements. The ...

The three-year road to reforming the embattled Chicago Police Department has ended up in court as teams of lawyers work on a consent decree. Here’s an FAQ on the issue: Editor’s note: The consent ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Police Department has released a draft of the consent decree calling for sweeping changes of the police department. The consent decree is a court agreement that will govern ...

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 ...

The City of Memphis Wednesday told the U.S. Department of Justice that it would not enter into a consent decree following the completion of the DOJ's pattern-or-practice investigation. But what is a ...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday morning the results of its nearly two-year "pattern or practice" investigation into excessive force and discriminatory policing violations by ...