Tag: consent decree

Washington D.C. — As we have previously reported, there are plenty of signs indicating some kind of federal takeover of American law enforcement at the state and local levels. At the ...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review consent decrees with the agencies they are on, saying it was necessary to ensure these pacts do not work against ...

But, Belmar said, the initial report was “scattered” and lacked guidance as to how to meet the recommendations.

During the Obama administration, the U.S. DOJ issued nearly four times as many consent decrees than the Bush administration—a trend that will likely reverse with Senator Jeff Sessions, who President-elect ...

Obama’s Justice Department has issued nearly four times the amount of consent decrees as his predecessor.

Despite the hue and cry from some, the election of Donald Trump as President will have a positive effect on policing and citizen safety in America.