Federal Monitor Karl Racine has been overseeing it for the last two years. He says he’s seen significant progress, but more work is needed.

The deal includes a licensing agreement that allows the sold business to use the Philips brand for up to 15 years.

Karl Racine says Cleveland police have implemented key polices mandated in the decree. Now, his team is assessing them in depth, with the edict's future in question.

Asserting that he would not be “a rubber stamp,” U.S. Western District Court Judge Benjamin Beaton pressed U.S. Department of Justice and Louisville Metro Government officials on Monday over the ...

And the consent decree came only because police burst into ... We’re not talking about the gang bangers or drug dealers not trusting police here. We’re talking about the African American ...

The consent decree signed between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Louisville Metro Government is not just a piece of paper. It is a moral covenant with our community, a collective commitment ...

He also heard from the union representing Louisville Metro Police officers — which opposes the consent decree and is seeking to intervene in the case — as well as several groups that filed “ ...