Minneapolis police consent decree reforms to be implemented despite dismissal 00:45. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued an executive order on Tuesday instructing the city to fully implement all ...

Minneapolis is “relatively unique” in its formation around consent decree settlements because of timing, said University of Minnesota sociology professor Michelle Phelps.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued an executive order on Tuesday instructing the city to fully implement all reforms outlined in a consent decree weeks after its dismissal. Bison’s last moments ...

In Aug. 2016, two years after the police shooting death of Michael Brown, Jr., U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry approved a 131-page consent agreement between the City of Ferguson and the U. S.

Minneapolis' proposed consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice has been dismissed, but city leaders are still pushing for those police reforms to take legal force.

The Baltimore Police Department itself has called the consent decree “a mandate for positive transformation to benefit the community and the Department.” But now, as the Justice Department backs away ...

Piper Sandler and Stifel Financial on Wednesday asked a judge to free them from "onerous" restrictions from the U.S.

When the U.S. Attorney’s Office moved to dismiss a federal consent decree to reform the Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vowed, “We’re doing it anyway.” On ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O’Hara address the dismissal of the federal consent decree on May 21. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Gift ...

Chicago’s consent decree with the state of Illinois was approved in 2019 and remains in place. The DOJ moves last month have “no direct impact” on the Chicago decree, an ACLU of Illinois ...

Additionally, he instructed civil rights attorneys to inform him of any consent decrees or settlements completed within the last 90 days. This action, anticipated with the presidential transition, ...