Coalition Letter to Attorney General Barr on Consent Decrees

The ACLU joined this letter to Attorney General William Barr expressing grave concerns with the U.S. Department of Justice’s policies regarding civil rights consent decrees and settlement agreements. These agreements are vital to bringing state and local government officials in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws and the Department of Justice has issued a memorandum that severely curtails these agreements, the U.S. government’s most effective tool for ensuring constitutional police practices by police departments.