Section 707 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act allows the EEOC to file suit against an employer for a "pattern or practice" of discrimination. In the 1970s, the Supreme Court held that the ...

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Special Report revealing the systemic issues that resulted in a federal investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department after the murder of George Floyd. Three years of original ...

The Justice Department recently announced an investigation into a Massachusetts police department to determine if the agency engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing. Federal ...

The result, a 105-page document released May 26 known as a consent decree, spells out new use-of-force guidelines and procedures to investigate police misconduct, and calls for training to counter ...