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Palmer v. City of Chicago

562 F. Supp. 1067 (N.D. Ill.)

1983

Landmark preliminary injunction against Chicago Police Department that compelled it to permanently change its unconstitutional “street files” policies and practices, requiring police to disclose exculpatory information it had previously hidden from the accused in those files.