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Federal Court Ends 23-Year Oversight of Oakland Police Department

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A federal court has ended the longest federal oversight in U.S. history, concluding that the Oakland Police Department has mostly complied with reforms required by a 2003 settlement following a police brutality lawsuit. This decision marks the conclusion of 23 years of federal monitoring aimed at ensuring police reform.

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