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February 10, 2016

Ferguson City Council Backs Most DOJ Reforms, Seeks Delay and Changes
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The City Council in Ferguson, Missouri has voted to approve the broad
terms of an agreement with the Justice Department to address rampant
discrimination in the police and court system. But the council also
sought a series of changes, including an additional six months to make
the reforms, and an exemption for outside agencies if police work is
outsourced. A Justice Department official called the vote an
"unfortunate outcome" that "creates an unnecessary delay." A Justice
Department probe following the police shooting of Michael Brown found
police and courts in Ferguson routinely engaged in a pattern and
practice of discrimination against African Americans.


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