Breaking News: Cleveland Is Said to Settle Justice Department Lawsuit Over Policing

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BREAKING NEWS Monday, May 25, 2015 3:11 PM EDT
Cleveland Is Said to Settle Justice Department Lawsuit Over Policing
The city of Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over what federal authorities said was a pattern of unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force, people briefed on the case said Monday.
The settlement, which could be announced as early as Tuesday, comes days after a judge declared a Cleveland police officer not guilty of manslaughter for climbing onto the hood of a car and firing repeatedly at its unarmed occupants, both of them black. The verdict prompted hours of protests and reignited discussions about how police officers treat the city’s African-American residents.

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