Federal District Judge James K. Bredar said the hearing would go on as scheduled on Thursday. “The primary purpose of this hearing is to hear from the public,” he wrote. A Justice Department spokesman, Ian Prior, declined to comment. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo this week announcing his intention to review all existing consent agreements. But Commissioner Davis and Ms. Pugh emphasized that a court-enforced agreement would enable the department to put those changes in place.

Source: New York Times April 05, 2017 22:17 UTC