After former Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson was cleared of all criminal charges against Michael Brown in St. Louis County and avoided civil rights charges by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Justice Department is getting ready to file a lawsuit against the Ferguson Police Department.
02192015_The Hill Ferguson Tweet_Twitter CNN reported Wednesday the Justice Department, led by outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, will sue the Ferguson Police Department based on patterns of “racially discriminatory tactics used by officers” unless the department agrees to make substantial changes to their policies.