City denies aldermen access to police documents
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On January 1, I published an op-ed piece in the Chicago Sun-Times on Mayor Daley’s Commission on Police Integrity. Appointed in 1997 in the wake of a police scandal in the Austin and Gresham Districts, the Commission was charged with investigating the underlying causes of the scandal and making recommendations for reform. The Mayor welcomed […]
- Portrait of Impunity - Part II -
Among the safeguards the Mayor and Superintendent highlighted is a new “a personnel performance management system” designed to ensure police accountability. As I reported in the first part of this article, that system exists on paper but not in practice. It has been announced but not implemented. What do we know about the effectiveness of the system the City in fact has in place? Does the CPD conduct adequate investigations of citizen complaints? Do officers in the field operate with an awareness that their supervisors will hold them accountable and impose appropriate discipline if they commit crimes against citizens?
Kicking The Pigeon
Lefkow denies motion of aldermen
28 Aldermen intervene before Judge Lefkow
U.S. Court of Appeals stays Lefkow order to unseal documents pending appeal by City
Chicago Magazine article on Kalven case
Judge denies City motions in Kalven case
Chicago Public Radio on Bond case and Kalven subpoena
City moves to enforce subpoena of Jamie Kalven's notes
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