consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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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.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Block, director of the Criminal Legal System and Policing Project at the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, credited the coalition of community groups in the consent decree for their years of advocacy.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The city has spent nearly $2 billion over more than two decades under a consent decree with federal and state regulators.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
That consent decree specified Live Nation couldn’t withhold concerts to venues that chose to use ticketing providers other than Ticketmaster.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Block, director of the Criminal Legal System and Policing Project at the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, credited the coalition of community groups in the consent decree for their years of advocacy.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The city has spent nearly $2 billion over more than two decades under a consent decree with federal and state regulators.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
That consent decree specified Live Nation couldn’t withhold concerts to venues that chose to use ticketing providers other than Ticketmaster.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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