A lawsuit has been filed in federal court demanding that Chicago’s police union stop paying legal fees for former Cmdr. Jon Burge.
A lawsuit has been filed in federal court demanding that Chicago’s police union stop paying legal fees for former Cmdr. Jon Burge. Burge is accused of lying under oath about torturing Black suspects into confession. On Wednesday, one current and one former Chicago police officer filed the lawsuit against the Fraternal Order of Police for racial discrimination. Raysurnet Morris and William Whitaker, who both are African-American, say the union refused to pay their legal fees while at the same time funding Burge’s defense. Burge is white. The suit also asks the union to pay damages and defense fees. Morris was fired in 2008 for wrongful conduct. Whitaker was acquitted on unspecified criminal charges in February but still faces a police board hearing.
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