Sentence examples for signed a consent decree from inspiring English sources

In 1995 it signed a consent decree naming a federal monitor to root out corruption.

A federal judge ordered two counties to make polling places accessible and a third signed a consent decree.

But Crane, without admitting wrongdoing, eventually signed a consent decree that settled the charges for $8.5 million.

In 1989, the union signed a consent decree with federal prosecutors in which it agreed to intensive supervision by government investigators to prevent corruption.

The gang units had been disbanded, and the city signed a consent decree that provided for monitors to weed out wrongdoing by officers.

The state signed a consent decree in 1994 requiring it to set up race-neutral personnel practices, but agreed last year that it had failed to do so.

In the end, it agreed to sign a consent decree without admitting or denying the accusations.

The embarrassment deepened last year when the City of Los Angeles was forced to sign a consent decree with the Justice Department.

If New York were to refuse to sign a consent decree, both parties could still sign a simple contract that would not require court approval.

The mayor, Richard J. Riordan, said he would sign a consent decree with the Justice Department agreeing to broad changes in the department to help discipline rogue officers.

The F.T.C. also might ask the companies to sign a consent decree saying that they will refrain from cooperating or sharing strategies in areas where they overlap.