CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former investigator for Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority.
Lorenzo Davis’ alleged he lost his job because he determined several police shootings were unjustified. The lawsuit gained attention after the release of a video showing a Chicago police officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
In dismissing the lawsuit Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Charles Kocoras ruled Davis’ refusal to change his findings was not entitled to First Amendment protection because he was acting as a government employee within the scope of his IPRA duties, not as a private citizen.
Davis’ lawyer, Torreya Hamilton, says she is considering an appeal of the decision. She also said she will file a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court alleging violations of state law in Davis’ firing.
