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If the court grants the motion, BPD must maintain compliance with the provisions for one year before the court can terminate these sections of the consent decree.
The report concludes: “When a consent decree is truly warranted, it must focus on the most urgent concerns. The violations should be clearly identified and fully supported by rigorous evidence."
Monitors tracking civilian oversight, one of the largest remaining roadblocks in reaching full compliance, called it “a mess” that was being cleaned up, and advocates applauded the work done by the department to come so far, so fast.
By January 10, 2024, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the...
Opinion: A consent decree means years of federal micromanaging and tens of millions of dollars in costs — without fixing anything.