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The Justice Department Just Sued Ferguson for "Routine Violation" of Residents' Civil Rights
The US Department of Justice has sued the city of Ferguson, Missouri, following months of "painstaking negotiations" with local officials and more than a year's investigation into their alleged discriminatory and unconstitutional practices.
The Justice Department launched its investigation into the Ferguson Police Department after 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in August 2014, sparking months of protest across the country and public outcry over the use of deadly and excessive force by police.
On Wednesday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the DOJ was filing a lawsuit against Ferguson one day after the city council rejected a proposed settlement that sought to "remedy literally years of systematic deficiencies." The Department of Justice spent more than six months negotiating a settlement with local officials after it identified widespread civil rights violations and racial discrimination in Ferguson Police Department's stops, searches and arrests. It also alleges that local court proceedings violated the due process of residents. The city council's rejection of the agreement, Lynch said, "leaves us no further choice."
The Justice Department launched its investigation into the Ferguson Police Department after 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in August 2014, sparking months of protest across the country and public outcry over the use of deadly and excessive force by police.
On Wednesday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the DOJ was filing a lawsuit against Ferguson one day after the city council rejected a proposed settlement that sought to "remedy literally years of systematic deficiencies." The Department of Justice spent more than six months negotiating a settlement with local officials after it identified widespread civil rights violations and racial discrimination in Ferguson Police Department's stops, searches and arrests. It also alleges that local court proceedings violated the due process of residents. The city council's rejection of the agreement, Lynch said, "leaves us no further choice."
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/02/justice-department-sues-ferguson-civil-rights-violations
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