An internal memo directed attorneys to notify leadership of consent decrees that were finalized within the last 90 days. Louisville's was finalized in that time.

A directive for federal prosecutors to investigate local officials who stand in the way of immigration law enforcement could ...

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the ...

The U.S. Department of Justice agreed and put concern about off-duty work in the consent decree approved by the City Council.

Minneapolis council members are moving to increase oversight of off-duty police work, including a fee that the city would ...

Five years after the murder of George Floyd and just ahead of the Trump administration, Minneapolis agreed to enter into a consent decree with the Department of Justice. DOJ cited five others as ...

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against six of the nation’s largest landlords, arguing that they ...

DOJ: Phoenix police violated civil rights ... The agreement comes after a 92-page Justice Department report found Minneapolis police used excessive force, unlawfully discriminated against Black ...

Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.

Nearly five years after George Floyd was killed, Minneapolis has promised to reform its police department. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke talks about the agreement between the city and DOJ.