The decision reverses the use of consent decrees to ensure accountability of law enforcement agencies. It comes days before ...

The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

The city of Minneapolis entered into the proposed decree with the justice department on Jan. 6, and now a federal judge will decide if it continues.

Several nonprofits are competing to redevelop the “People’s Way,” a defunct Speedway gas station that serves as the protest ...

Consent decrees have been a federal government tool for reforming police departments around the U.S. What happens if the one ...

The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of ...

Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says its consent decree with the Minneapolis Police Department "isn't going anywhere" amid reports on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice seeks to ...

The decision reverses course on the use of consent decrees to ensure accountability of law enforcement agencies. It comes days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by a police officer.