Oakland police released from federal oversight after 23 years
The Oakland Police Department has been released from federal court oversight, ending the longest-running court-ordered reform program of…
Oakland police exit 23 years of federal oversight after ‘Riders’ scandal
A federal judge ended 23 years of federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department on Tuesday, closing a…
Federal Judge Lifts Oakland Police Consent Decree
Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty On Tuesday, a federal judge lifted a consent decree on the Oakland Police…
Oakland Police Department leaves two decades of federal oversight, shifts to sustaining reforms
A federal judge on Tuesday lifted 23 years of federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department, returning full…
Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
OAKLAND, Calif. – A federal judge on Tuesday ended federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department after 23…
‘Bitterly disappointing’: OPD should stay under court oversight one more year, civil rights attorneys say
Are we there yet? That’s the question hanging precariously over Oakland’s police department. On Tuesday, the city of…
OPD officers found to have botched internal affairs case sue city
In April 2023, Alameda County prosecutors made headlines when they charged Oakland homicide detective Phong Tran with bribing…
California judge deals major blow to Trump’s war against DEI on the West Coast
A federal judge in California has dealt a major setback to the Trump administration’s effort to tie billions…
Oakland police on track to exit federal oversight
Over the 23 long and arduous years that the Oakland police have been under federal court oversight, many…
Is the Oakland Police Department’s federal oversight ending after 23 years?
For the first time in the history of its federal court oversight, the Oakland Police Department has complied…