consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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In April 28 letters to city and state officials, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon demanded that both Denver and Colorado stop enforcing the bans, acknowledge the laws are unconstitutional, and enter into consent decrees to ensure the bans are not enforced.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
To comply with the federal consent decree, the city of Chicago is required to complete an analysis of whether officers are deployed efficiently and effectively in neighborhoods across Chicago.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Before the project can move forward, a judge must sign off on the plan because of a federal consent decree that’s meant to protect the civil rights of the residents near the roadway.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The consent decree spells out the back pay 26 workers will get for work they should have been paid between 2019 and 2023.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
To comply with the federal consent decree, the city of Chicago is required to complete an analysis of whether officers are deployed efficiently and effectively in neighborhoods across Chicago.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Before the project can move forward, a judge must sign off on the plan because of a federal consent decree that’s meant to protect the civil rights of the residents near the roadway.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The consent decree spells out the back pay 26 workers will get for work they should have been paid between 2019 and 2023.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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