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More (FERGUSON, Mo.) — The federal government sued Ferguson on Wednesday, one day after the City Council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Ferguson’s decision to reject the deal left the Justice Department no choice except to file a civil-rights lawsuit. “The residents of Ferguson have waited nearly a year for the city to adopt an agreement that would protect their rights and keep them safe.

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