Black state senators said Maryland should honor the $2.75 million settlement of a discrimination suit involving 48 women and ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Wednesday to continue a pause on the Minneapolis Police Department’s pending ...

Federal Judge Benjamin Beaton formerly requested the DOJ and Metro Government provide additional information about the need for a consent decree.

Nearly half a century after losing their right to hunt, fish, and gather on their ancestral lands, the Confederated Tribes of ...

U.S. Justice Department attorneys on Thursday won a second 30-day stay on the pending consent decree case between Minneapolis ...

Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore Police Department on Friday filed a joint motion with the U.S. Justice Department ...

Officials say the increases are needed to maintain and modernize the system -- and to pay for court-mandated improvements.

The federally-mandated police reform requires LMPD to make specific changes, verified by an independent monitor.

The plan spells out numerous goals, including a de-escalation program for neighborhood conflicts, a youth advisory panel and sergeants tracking how much community engagement officers have each month.

It said that “regardless of the actions of the federal government,” the state has an obligation to see the consent decree through. “We are deeply concerned that if Maryland does not honor ...