The Chicago Police Department appears to backpedal on stricter rules for cops.
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Dan Herbert lives to serve and protect cops—even Laquan McDonald’s killer
The Chicago defense attorney sees police officers accused of misconduct as “the ultimate underdog.”
After an officer in an unmarked car seriously injures a cyclist, police blame the victim
CPD says she blew a stop sign, but her lawyer says dash-cam video may prove the officer was at fault.
Forty shocking things we weren’t surprised to learn from the DOJ report on CPD
Beating children, torture by Taser, and use of the N-word: We read every word of it so you don’t have to.
DOJ blasts Chicago police for constitutional violations in the use of force
But any possible consent decree to bring federal court oversight of CPD could take months more to negotiate.
Will a Trump DOJ quash Chicago police reforms?
What a Jeff Sessions-lead Department of Justice could mean for the ongoing probe into CPD
A federal indictment of a Chicago cop adds a new pressure point for police reform
The U.S. attorney’s suit against Officer Marco Proano is just one of a host of legal challenges facing CPD.
DOJ’s new stance on bail bonds won’t help poor inmates in Cook County Jail
Illinois law already prohibits fixed bail, and the poor are disproportionately jailed anyway.
Could the Justice Department enact national policing reforms?
As the feds work through investigations in Chicago and five other cities, can they go beyond consent decrees?