Commission argues that ending consent decree will ‘adversely affect’ its ability to oversee policing due to the city’s ‘lack ...

Takeaways In a March 3, 2026 opinion, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) concluded that an order issued under the Defense Production Act (DPA) will preempt contrary ...

The state of Oklahoma is making insufficient effort to fix a system that keeps people languishing in jail instead of getting ...

FORT SMITH -- City directors are expected to vote on the long-anticipated modification of the consent decree related to the city's sewer system during a March 3 meeting. The directors discussed and ...

“Police officers are charged with the ultimate responsibility of protecting the public and keeping the peace—and they may employ the use of force, including deadly force, to do so. However, any use of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A federal judge will not decide Friday if the City of Cleveland will be free of the Consent Decree. The status conference hearing was scheduled for 11 a.m. in front of Judge ...

Cleveland has filed a formal request to move off of federal oversight in the consent decree, which was implemented in 2015. The City of Cleveland on Thursday filed a joint motion with the federal ...

CLEVELAND — The City of Cleveland announced on Thursday that it has filed a joint motion with the United States Department of Justice asking to conclude the consent decree and return full police ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - City of Cleveland officials announced Thursday morning they have filed a motion to terminate the Consent Decree after more than ten years. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Mayor Justin Bibb joined the Trump administration’s Department of Justice on Thursday to ask a federal judge to end Cleveland’s 2015 police consent decree, which has governed ...

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 ...