Washington – U.S. Justice Department Sues Ferguson, Missouri Over Police Reform

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    FILE - A woman kneels to pray in front of the Ferguson Police Department before another night of demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, August 11, 2015. ReutersWashington – The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesdays that it had filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri, to enforce a police and court reform plan after the city said it wanted to amend some aspects of a consent decree it reached with the federal agency.

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    The Justice Department initiated a civil rights investigation into Ferguson’s policing and court practices after an unarmed black teenager was killed by a white police officer in 2014. It resulted in a report that was extremely critical of Ferguson’s police and court systems.

    “Unable to reach a mutually agreed upon court-enforceable settlement to remedy the department’s findings, the lawsuit was filed today,” the Justice Department said in a statement.


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