Chicago lawyers appealed a ruling from a Cook County judge that ordered officials to delete millions of body-worn camera videos that have not been flagged for further review, records show.
After the city’s appeal, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Michael Mullen agreed to stay his order that gave the city until Monday to delete the estimated 14 million to 20 million body-worn camera videos in CPD’s system and stop storing videos older than 90 days that are not part of an active review, records show.
Lawyers for the city believe Mullen’s ruling is “legally incorrect,” according to a statement from the Chicago Department of Law…