NEW ORLEANS — With the New Orleans Consent Decree back in the headlines lately, we’re taking things back to basics, explaining what consent decrees are and how they work in your breakdown. To boil it ...

A decree creates and enforces a road map for changes within a state or local governmental agency where the Justice Dept. has found evidence of misconduct. By Anna Betts The Justice Department and ...

I wasn’t sure what I would find when I reached out to the person behind an online educational business known as “Consent Wizardry.” I celebrate our culture’s (woefully recent) conversation about the ...

The city of Minneapolis has agreed to make systemic reforms to its police department after a federal investigation sparked by the 2020 murder of George Floyd found a pattern of civil rights violations ...

Louisville city officials were joined by the U.S. Department of Justice to make civil rights announcement at Louisville Metro Hall on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. On Thursday, Louisville officials ...

The Justice Department announced it will abandon negotiations for court-approved settlements with police departments in two U.S. cities despite previous findings that authorities regularly violated ...

Background: Consent forms have become too long and often do little to help people understand the risk elements of their participation in research, instead focusing on risk reduction for research ...

Tubal sterilization is one of the most effective and common methods of contraception worldwide. According to federal Medicaid policy, patients with publicly funded health insurance are required to ...