A Cook County judge at the Daley Center has made a significant ruling in the ongoing legal battle between the city's largest police union and the city over the handling of serious police misconduct cases. The lawsuit, initiated by the union, sought to enforce an arbitration award that would allow serious police misconduct cases to be decided behind closed doors. However, the judge's split decision ruled that while Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct may opt for arbitration instead of facing the Chicago Police Board, these proceedings must remain public. This decision, expected to be appealed, is seen as a compromise, balancing the union's demands with public calls for transparency in police disciplinary processes.
Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have the right to ask an arbitrator to decide their fate — but those proceedings must take place in public, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday. https://t.co/ZJRVA5LH6Z
Judge's split decision allows arbitration of major CPD disciplinary cases, but in public https://t.co/9PSEBeAqcs https://t.co/vG2rCzn3pa
A Cook County Judge ruled Thursday that rank-and-file Chicago cops facing the most serious disciplinary charges can bypass the Chicago Police Board and have their cases heard by an outside arbitrator — but the proceedings should be held in public. https://t.co/iG4yl4Rn5e
BREAKING: Judge rules Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct may choose arbitration, but hearings to remain public https://t.co/XB6Z3pYEBj
BREAKING: A Cook County judge has ruled that CPD officers accused of serious misconduct have a choice to have their cases heard by an arbitrator OR the Chicago Police Board — but those proceedings must remain publicly accessible. Story: https://t.co/mkWuD4gvdZ
A Cook County judge will issue a ruling this week in the lawsuit brought by the city’s largest police union that seeks to enforce an arbitration award that would allow the most serious police misconduct cases to be decided behind closed doors. https://t.co/7Xeu5u4NVf
A Cook County judge says he will rule soon on whether the most serious Chicago police disciplinary cases can be heard in private — a decision that will likely lead to an appeal. https://t.co/6NJJkUy2CB
Judge’s ruling on Chicago police discipline expected this week after court arguments https://t.co/YkFI528G2Y
Oral arguments happening now at the Daley Center in the FOP's lawsuit against the city that seeks to enforce the union's arbitration award re: serious discipline cases.