As Minneapolis prepares to negotiate a federal consent decree that would install an independent monitor of its embattled police force, potential pitfalls can be sidestepped if officials are mindful.

A consent decree is one of the federal government's most aggressive tools for intervening in police departments it finds to be systemically violating the U.S. Constitution, like Minneapolis. With ...

The Minneapolis City Council approved the consent decree on Jan. 6 and subsequently filed it in federal court. The agreement said the Minneapolis Police Department would require its officers to ...

A major reason Minneapolis hired Brian O'Hara as police chief in 2022 was his experience implementing a consent decree in Newark, New Jersey.

MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — The Minneapolis Police Department must start respecting the First Amendment rights of protestors and journalists if a new consent decree between the city and the U.S. Department of ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said, "We're doing it anyway" after learning the Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the consent decree that was created in the aftermath of George ...

A major reason Minneapolis hired Brian O’Hara as police chief in 2022 was his experience implementing a consent decree in Newark, New Jersey.

Minneapolis’ proposed consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice has been dismissed, but city leaders are still pushing for those police reforms to take legal force.

A 5 INVESTIGATES review of consent decrees in a dozen other cities, as well as interviews with police and legal experts across the country, reveal a long and challenging road ahead for MPD.

The city of Minneapolis and U.S. Department of Justice have tentatively agreed on a consent decree that could mandate extensive reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department, sources confirmed to ...

A major reason Minneapolis hired Brian O’Hara as police chief in 2022 was his experience implementing a consent decree in Newark, New Jersey.

In wake of state consent decree, prosecutor tosses gun case from traffic stop by Minneapolis police Driver: If police "are the only ones that know the rules, they can break them." ...