The consent decree, entered in Tulsa federal court, deals with the treatment of people judged mentally incompetent for adjudication.

Activists are calling for broader reforms of the city’s police department as frustrations mount from three police shootings ...

After 12 years, a judge may lift New Orleans Police consent decree, ending federal oversight supported by city and DOJ.

The consent decree was enacted more than a decade ago by the United States Department of Justice due to unconstitutional ...

The New Orleans Police Department’s consent decree, in place for over a decade, may soon come to an end following substantial progress by the department. In ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The United States Department of Justice has officially filed its opposition to the Chicago Police Department's consent decree. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Friday that his ...

The ad giants have agreed to a consent decree with the U.S. regulator to get their $13 billion deal over the finish line. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The advertising giants Omnicom and IPG have ...

A federal judge said she's prepared to end the New Orleans Police Department Consent Decree, if all involved agree to it.

A federal judge said she was prepared to release Newark from a 2016 consent decree imposed after investigators found the city ...

A consent decree issued nearly 50 years ago in an effort to end discriminatory hiring practices by Norfolk’s police and fire departments was dissolved this week by a federal judge in response to a ...