CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel now have an agreement that clears the way for court supervision of Chicago Police Department reform.
The two appeared together with Police Supt. Eddie Johnson to announce the change in approach.
The officials are seeking court oversight by filing a new lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
The legal move comes months after the city said it had a draft deal with the Trump administration to carry out reforms without a role for the courts.
“I have made it clear that [the original agreement] was not going to be enforceable in court,” Madigan said.
That agreement drew sharp criticism from activists who reform of city’s 12,000-officer force couldn’t possibly work without close court scrutiny.
A damning Justice Department report in January found deep-rooted civil rights violations by police, including a tendency to use excessive force.
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