A federal judge today will hear from Oakland city officials and civil rights lawyers about the possibility of ending more than 20 years of federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department.
U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick will hear from both sides about the state of compliance by the OPD with federally-mandated reforms.
The Oaklandside reports that attorneys for the City of Oakland wrote a court brief last week, hailing the OPD as “a model of constitutional policing.” They added that the OPD is prepared to continue making reforms “absent further court oversight.”…