CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has ordered prosecutors to turn over more government records to defense teams seeking to prove agents racially profiled their African-American clients in stings involving phony drug stash houses.
Judge Ruben Castillo ruled Friday lawyers defending eight suspects in two cases have raised legitimate questions about whether agents used racial criteria to target the men. That would be unconstitutional and could result in charges being dropped.
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