A federal appeals judge on Tuesday had blunt criticism for a lower court judge’s order to release hundreds of immigrants on ...

On Tuesday, an appellate court in Chicago will hear arguments on whether or not hundreds of immigrants detained by ICE should ...

After more than a dozen years of federal oversight, a judge will finally decide whether New Orleans can finally police itself again. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan is expected to end the consent ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal oversight of police reform in Louisville isn’t happening as the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to end ongoing consent decrees. Consent decrees are legally binding ...

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey today formally terminated the consent decree governing the Newark Police Division, ending nine years of ...

The consent decree is a binding court order granting a federal judge oversight of the police department. WTTW News Explains how that works in practice.

San Diego restaurant chain Swami’s Café has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment ...

Shreveport officials say the city is seeking a 20-year extension on its federal consent decree as it works to overhaul its aging water and sewer system — ...

The City of Santa Monica has approved a commercial operations permit and three-year lease agreement for JSX to operate ...

Last month, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered the Trump administration to release several hundred detainees on a ...