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NewsJanuary 11, 2024

Phoenix Asks DOJ Not to Put Police Department Under Federal Oversight

An attorney for the city sent a letter to the Justice Department on Thursday requesting a "technical assistance letter," saying Phoenix had demonstrated "a powerful commitment to reform, a commitment that warrants a different approach from the DOJ.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2024

DOJ and Consent Decree Monitor Praise Albuquerque PD for Reforms

Monitors tracking civilian oversight, one of the largest remaining roadblocks in reaching full compliance, called it “a mess” that was being cleaned up, and advocates applauded the work done by the department to come so far, so fast.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2021

Judge Orders Minneapolis to Hire More Police

While the city is expected to have about 669 officers by next June, Hennepin County District Judge Jamie L. Anderson said the city needs to have at least 730 by June 30, 2022, or .2% of the population after the 2020 Census is published, the station reported.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2018

Chicago Mayor, Illinois AG Agree on Plan to Overhaul Police Department

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have finalized a proposed court order intended to bring sweeping change to the Chicago Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2017

Source: Chicago, Federal Government Draft Police Reform Deal

The city of Chicago and the U.S. Justice Department have negotiated a draft agreement that calls for an independent monitor to oversee police department reforms, though it is unclear if there will be court oversight at some stage in the future, an official in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2014

De Blasio Drops NYPD Appeal of Stop-and-Frisk Ruling

The judge, Shira A. Scheindlin of Federal District Court in Manhattan, had ruled that the policy resulted in “the disproportionate and discriminatory stopping of blacks and Hispanics in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2009

Judge Lifts LAPD Consent Decree

U.S. District Court Judge Gary A. Feess has terminated the consent decree federal officials forced on the LAPD in 2001 in the wake of the Rampart corruption scandal, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2009

LAPD Seeks Lifting of Consent Decree

The Los Angeles Police Department will make the case that it no longer requires federal oversight, during a June 15 hearing in front of U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2009

California AG: Maywood PD Faces Court-Ordered Reform

The small Southern California police department, which a veteran policing expert called "one of the worst" he had seen, could face court-ordered reform, California Atty. General Jerry Brown announced Tuesday.

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