Civil Rights
Oct. 1, 2026
Oakland police oversight to end after 23 years
A federal judge will end one of the nation's longest-running police monitorships after the Oakland Police Department achieved compliance with all 51 reforms required under a 2003 settlement.
Federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department will come to an end after 23 years, Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick III said Tuesday, according to court documents.
The monitorship was established by a 2003 settlement amid accusations of discrimination and falsified evidence. The settlement outlined 51 tasks the department had to comply with before the court-appointed monitor would be removed.
In May, monitor Robert S. Warshaw reported to the court that the...
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