New Orleans PD Ends Federal Oversight

Judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending federal oversight
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department can begin winding down its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department ... “Let us not make perfection be the enemy of ...
US judge rules New Orleans police department can enter sustainment period
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on Tuesday that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) can end its longstanding federal oversight, thus approving the sustainment
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New Orleans Police can begin the process of ending federal oversight
The New Orleans Police Department can begin ending its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department to wind down the monitoring program.
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New Orleans Police Begin Process to End Federal Oversight
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has taken a critical step toward ending more than a decade of federal oversight ...
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New Orleans Police Department granted 2-year sustainment period, signaling beginning of the end of consent decree
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Judge says New Orleans Police Department can begin process of ending federal oversight
A judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending longstanding federal oversight. U.S. District ...