A federal lawsuit filed against the Chicago Police Department contends officers have routinely violated the constitutional rights of minority residents who have not committed any crime.
The lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of six African-American residents of Chicago and seeks class-action status. It names the city of Chicago, police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and 14 unnamed officers.
The spokesman for the city's law department did not immediately respond to an email Tuesday seeking comment.
In a study released last month, the American Civil Liberties Union said Chicago officers last summer conducted more than 250,000 stops of people who weren't arrested.
The ACLU also says almost three-fourths of those stopped were African-American, though they make up about a third of the city's population.
