DOJ and NOPD ask judge to begin end of consent decree
New Orleans, US Justice Department move to end police department’s consent decree
New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to take steps to end long-standing federal oversight of the city’s police department.
NOPD federal consent decree could be winding down
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — A new development emerged in the NOPD’s federal consent decree on Friday, Sept. 27. The City of New Orleans and the Department of Justice are reportedly asking a federal judge to end it. If approved by the judge, a 2-year “sustainment period” will begin once all of the police department’s problems have been addressed.
DOJ and NOPD ask judge to begin the end of consent decree
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The U.S. Department of Justice and the City of New Orleans have asked a federal judge to start the process of freeing the NOPD from court oversight and begin the final stages of the department’s consent decree.
New Orleans continues efforts to end federal consent decree
The consent decree was enacted more than a decade ago by the United States Department of Justice due to unconstitutional policing.
New Orleans, DOJ agree to seek exit from police department consent decree
In joint legal filing with the city, federal lawyers say the NOPD is ready to enter a 2-year "sustainment plan."
NOPD enters joint motion with U.S. DOJ to move towards exiting Consent Decree
The federal intervention began when the DOJ sued the city in 2012 to force improvements inside of a department that had once been riddled with corruption.
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