consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette says the facility would strengthen the community and is essential to meet the requirements of the consent decree following the murder of George Floyd.
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Ubah Ali, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet those ended up not being all that different from the federal consent decree, as an appeals court noted at the time.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Sable remains tied up in several lawsuits with California officials and environmental groups over the pipelines, but this would be the first to test the authority of the Defense Production Act to override California laws, regulations and the federal consent decree.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2018, the DOJ investigated retaliation allegations made by several venues; a settlement was reached in 2020 with Live Nation agreeing to extend the consent decree to 2025.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
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Ubah Ali, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet those ended up not being all that different from the federal consent decree, as an appeals court noted at the time.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Sable remains tied up in several lawsuits with California officials and environmental groups over the pipelines, but this would be the first to test the authority of the Defense Production Act to override California laws, regulations and the federal consent decree.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2018, the DOJ investigated retaliation allegations made by several venues; a settlement was reached in 2020 with Live Nation agreeing to extend the consent decree to 2025.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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