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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 3, 2025

The Memphis Bar Association (MBA) hosted a virtual panel of city officials and local leaders to discuss findings from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report on the Memphis Police Department, Action 5 News reports. The panel included former police director Toney Armstrong, judicial commissioner Zayid Saleem, and veteran attorneys Damon Griffin and Deborah Godwin. The discussion addressed the DOJ’s 72-page report, which found that Memphis police used unconstitutional practices. Last month, the city of Memphis declined to enter into a consent decree with the DOJ.