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Law's Jonathan Entin weighs in on Cleveland's consent decree and police reform

Media | May 13, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Cleveland hasn’t completed required police reforms, a judge ruled. Here’s what that means going forward

Signal Cleveland: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, said that a judge's recent ruling makes clear Cleveland still has unfinished police reform work under its consent decree, especially since several provisions haven’t yet been fully assessed by federal monitors. The judge rejected arguments that partial compliance was enough to end oversight.

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