consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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Illinois largely failed to do that and ended up under a federal consent decree, which a judge ruled just last year should stay in place until the state made more progress.
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Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2025
During the previous Trump administration, the DOJ only launched one investigation into a police department and made the practice of issuing consent decrees much harder.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Advocates hope a federal judge signs off on the agreement before Trump takes office because his last administration opposed using consent decrees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The necessary improvements to the city's wastewater facilities are required by a consent decree between the City of Houston, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA0 and the State of Texas that was created in 2021.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2025
During the previous Trump administration, the DOJ only launched one investigation into a police department and made the practice of issuing consent decrees much harder.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Advocates hope a federal judge signs off on the agreement before Trump takes office because his last administration opposed using consent decrees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The necessary improvements to the city's wastewater facilities are required by a consent decree between the City of Houston, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA0 and the State of Texas that was created in 2021.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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