“This motion to continue the public hearing on the proposed Baltimore consent decree is nothing more than a blatant attempt by the Justice Department to abandon its obligations under federal civil rights law and the U.S. Constitution to ensure that police departments are serving residents in a nondiscriminatory and constitutional manner,” said President and Director-Counsel … Continue reading NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Statement on the Department of Justice’s Decision to Delay Baltimore Consent Decree Hearing and Memo Directing Review of Police Investigations