Court rejects two proposed consent decree changes but allows others
Memphis Police Department director Michael Rallings speaks at the George Floyd Memorial Service June 8. Two changes the city wanted in the consent decree were denied by a court ruling Sept. 21. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Two changes sought by the city of Memphis in a 41-year-old consent decree governing police surveillance will not be allowed under a ruling issued Monday, Sept. 21, by U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla allowing most changes.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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