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Judge Susie Morgan may terminate 12-year-old NOPD consent decree .

City officials and DOJ jointly request end to federal oversight .

Decree reshaped NOPD with training, accountability, and internal reforms.

Decision reflects federal shift toward local control over police departments.

U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan said Thursday she is prepared to lift the consent decree that has governed the New Orleans Police Department since 2013, a move backed by both the Trump administration and city officials.

Morgan indicated she would terminate the sweeping federal agreement if the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals returns the case to her jurisdiction. The decision comes at the joint request of the city and the Department of Justice, marking the first time both

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