Ferguson Mayor: City Told Doj Agreement No Sure Thing

(AP) — Ferguson leaders warned U.S. Department of Justice negotiators last month that they couldn't guarantee approval of a plan to address the agency's scathing review of the city's police and courts, including allegations that the civil rights of black residents were routinely violated, Ferguson's mayor said Friday. Mayor James Knowles III told The Associated Press that the federal agency knew city officials wanted community input before approving the settlement, adding that he was surprised the DOJ didn't tell the city which changes were unacceptable before suing. A letter from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division on Jan.

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