Christy E. Lopez

Christy E. Lopez is a distinguished visitor from practice at Georgetown Law. From 2010 to 2017 she was a deputy chief of the special litigation section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, where she oversaw investigations of the Chicago, Ferguson, and New Orleans police departments, among others.

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Politics

Here’s why Jeff Sessions’ parting shot is worse than you thought
October 18, 2021 By Christy E. Lopez
Stymieing future consent decrees is bad enough, but Sessions’ memo will make it challenging to negotiate any effective police reform agreement going forward.
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Christy E. Lopez

LATEST ARTICLES BY Christy E. Lopez

Here’s why Jeff Sessions’ parting shot is worse than you thought