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Law’s Jonathan Entin discusses the U.S. Department of Justice and Cleveland’s consent decree

Could the Trump administration halt the Cleveland police consent decree?
Signal ClevelandJonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, said the U.S. Department of Justice can’t simply dismiss Cleveland’s consent decree—it would need court approval. However, he said, “as a practical matter, could the Justice Department walk away? Yeah, probably.” The decision would then be left to the courts to decide.