Department of Justice Sues Ferguson, Which Reversed Course on Agreement

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday, less than a day after the city rejected an agreement to overhaul its beleaguered criminal justice system and address allegations of widespread abuses by its police department.

“Their decision leaves us no further choice,” Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said at a news conference announcing the suit.

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