A federal judge will accept written public comment in the coming weeks on the proposed consent decree for the Baltimore Police Department and announced plans for a day-long hearing in April for people to speak to the court. U.S. District Judge James ...
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Several police reforms proposed in the U.S. Department of Justice consent decree with Baltimore city, including civilian participation in disciplinary proceedings, will depend not on a judge’s ruling but rather the outcome of contract negotiations between the police union and ...
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The parties to the consent decree that would reform the Baltimore Police Department assured a federal judge Wednesday they would continue to collaborate despite recent shakeups at the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar asked and ...
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Read More »A federal judge has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled hearing on the Baltimore consent decree at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice due to the “federal government’s change in administration.” The hearing, which U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar scheduled via ...
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The consent decree reached between the Baltimore Police Department, the city and U.S. Department of Justice last week requires officers to go above and beyond constitutional requirements in their interactions with the public. But a violation of those provisions can ...
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As a younger lawyer, Loretta Lynch prosecuted New York police officers who sodomized a Haitian immigrant in a precinct bathroom. As attorney general, she’s broadened her focus to go after entire police departments for unconstitutional practices. In an interview as ...
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The City of Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on a consent decree that would lead to reforms of the Baltimore Police Department. City officials announced Wednesday afternoon the Board of Estimates will hold a ...
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Reforming the criminal justice system remains a thorny topic in Baltimore nearly five months after all charges were dropped against the six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. But legal observers of the trials agree faith in ...
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The Maryland U.S. attorney’s office collected nearly $47 million in criminal and civil recoveries in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the federal Justice Department reported Thursday.
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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Baltimore officials to reach a deal with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police practices, saying “the ball is in the city’s court” to conclude negotiations ...
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