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600+ pending Baltimore Police discipline cases could snag consent decree progress
Baltimore Police face a backlog of over 700 officers awaiting trial boards, delaying disciplinary reforms under the federal consent decree.
DOJ moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with 2 cities
The Justice Department moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments.
Judge lifts oversight on two segments of Baltimore police consent decree
A judge lifted court oversight on two parts of the consent decree governing the Baltimore Police Department, a milestone.
A decade after Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore police continue slow reforms
While the Baltimore Police Department has made progress in the 10 years since Freddie Gray's death, everyone says it has a long way to go to fully respect residents’ civil rights.
Frederick restaurant operator settles EEOC harassment claim
The operator of an IHOP restaurant in Frederick will pay a total of $125,000 to two waitresses whose boss allegedly sexually harassed them, under an agreement the company reached.
Are police consent decrees an asset? Depends on whom you ask.
Consent decrees have been credited with bringing significant reform in some places but scorned by critics elsewhere as ineffective and a waste of taxpayer money.
Five years into consent decree, independent monitor says Baltimore police are improving
The Baltimore Police Department is "not the same department" as it was in 2017, the department's court-appointed monitor said Thursday.
Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal prosecutors have used in sweeping investigations of police […]
Judge: Baltimore is ‘ground zero’ for police reforms
The Baltimore Police Department might finally be on its way toward implementing reforms required under an agreement it reached with the federal government to end unconstitutionally excessive tactics, the federal […]
Parking company reaches settlement with EEOC over firings
LAZ Parking will pay $155,000 and refrain from discrimination based on national origin under an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC alleged that LAZ Parking, which […]
First consent decree-mandated BPD policies rolled out in practice
The first consent decree-mandated policy changes are in practice on the streets of Baltimore this week, nearly three years after the city and federal government agreed to a lengthy reform […]
Pocomoke City to enter consent decree in lawsuit over racial discrimination
The Pocomoke City Police Department will partially resolve ongoing litigation over race discrimination with a consent decree, the ACLU of Maryland announced Thursday. A federal judge is expected to enter […]
