Ferguson council unanimously approves agreement with DOJ

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch: The Ferguson City Council unanimously approved a proposal with the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday to overhaul the city’s police department, an agreement the city effectively rejected six weeks ago, provoking a federal lawsuit.

The decision was punctuated by cheers from the crowd and then a hug between Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III and Michael Brown Sr., the father of the 18-year-old whose death led to protests, federal investigations and now one of the most comprehensive agreements ever to reform a police department and municipal court.

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