“The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, was allowed to participate in Monday’s hearing as amicus curiae, Latin for ‘friend of the court.’ Lawyers representing the Heritage Foundation argued against quick approval of the consent decree.”
“Standing outside the Gene Snyder Federal Building downtown, Mike Howell, the Executive Director of the Heritage Oversight Project, said he thinks Louisville’s consent decree is ‘on its last legs.’ Howell said the proposed agreement, particularly the part that would create a new process for enforcing some misdemeanor crimes, is an example of ‘woke policing’ policy.”