The Huffington Post reports that a court filing on Monday showed that lawyers for Ferguson and civil rights attorneys, who represent poor defendants held in Ferguson's jail, have "been engaged in meaningful settlement discussions."
Looks like Ferguson continues to clean house. In the latest fallout from the Department of Justice report that shone a blinding light on racially biased justice system that is Ferguson, Mo, the Ferguson City Council announced tonight that City Manager John Shaw and the city had reached a “mutual separation agreement.” Shaw, 39, had been […]
UPDATED, 8:22 PM EST, 2-19-15: While commending the Department of Justice for contemplating filing a lawsuit against the Ferguson Police Department for racial discrimination, Justin Hansford, a civil rights lawyer, activist and professor at St. Louis University Law School, tells NewsOne the problems are not new to most residents. “We who live here didn’t need to […]
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