Racial Justice Update: The DOJ Ferguson Report
By Greg Lipper
At the first installment in our Racial Justice Series, we talked about racism, recent events in Ferguson and elsewhere, and how lawyers can address these issues. This week, lawyers at the DOJ Civil Rights Division issued a lengthy, scathing report on law-enforcement practices in Ferguson.
We’ve collected a variety of links to coverage of the report and its implications for the legal system:
Release of the Report
Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department – DOJ Civil Rights Division
Ferguson Police Tainted by Bias, Justice Department Says – N.Y. Times
The Gangsters of Ferguson – Ta-Nahisi Coates/The Atlantic
Reactions in Ferguson… and Beyond
Silence in Ferguson, and Defiance Elsewhere, In Wake of DOJ Report – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ferguson Mayor Says Scathing DOJ Report ‘Not Proof’ of Widespread Abuses – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Problem Is Way Bigger Than Ferguson, Justice Department Report Reveals – Huffington Post
Ferguson’s Neighbors In St. Louis County Greet Damning DOJ Report With A Shrug – Huffington Post
Reforming Ferguson Law Enforcement
Policing Task Force Recommends Body Cams, Better Reporting, More Sleep For Officers – Huffington Post
Some in Ferguson Who Are Part of Problem Are Asked to Help Solve It – N.Y. Times
After the Justice Department Report, What’s Next for Ferguson? – Washington Post
The Federal Government Probably Won’t Dismantle the Ferguson Police. That’s a Good Thing – Vox
The Ferguson Court System
Nixon calls for improving Missouri courts after DOJ report on Ferguson – St. Louis Public Radio
Two Police Officers, Court Clerk Out at Ferguson Over Racist Emails – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ferguson Judge Behind Aggressive Fines Policy Owes $170,000 in Unpaid Taxes – The Guardian
Greg Lipper is our Communications Director. By day, he is a litigator at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. You can follow him on Twitter at @theglipper.