They hinge on one question: can a prostitute ever properly be regarded as a consenting adult?
The report may demand that Ferguson's leaders negotiate a settlement known as a "consent decree" with the Justice Department under threat of a civil rights lawsuit.
Ferguson's leaders are expected to be forced to negotiate a settlement known as a "consent decree" with the Justice Department under threat of a civil rights lawsuit.
If Schering-Plough fails to meet the terms of the agreement, which is known as a consent decree, the government could impose even greater financial penalties.
James Knowles III, the city's part-time mayor, has repeatedly warned that the costs of implementing the reform agreement – known as a "consent decree", could be financially ruinous.
Such investigations usually result in a settlement, known as a consent decree, and the assignment of a monitor to see that changes are made.
And in each, the written agreement was filed in federal court as a consent decree so that any disputes over compliance would be subject to the review of a federal judge, who could levy sanctions.
The company said the report that Lachman prepared was part of Schering-Plough's negotiations with the F.D.A. to reach an agreement, known as a consent decree, that would resolve its longstanding manufacturing problems.
The 122-page agreement, known as a consent decree, states that "the ability of a police department to protect the community it serves is only as strong as the relationship it has with that community".
Monitors, either individuals or firms, who submit proposals and are chosen by a federal judge, are paid as long as a consent decree continues, amounting to sums that can run into the millions of dollars.
