'ROOTS OF RAMPART' STUDY AUTHORIZED.Byline: James Nash Staff Writer The City Council voted Wednesday to impanel The act of the clerk of the court in making up a list of the jurors who have been selected for the trial of a particular cause. All the steps of ascertaining who shall be the proper jurors to sit in the trial of a particular case up to the final formation. nine people - including some longtime police watchdogs - to conduct a six-month investigation into the causes and consequences of LAPD's Rampart scandal. The Rampart Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize Review Panel is headed by prominent civil rights attorney Connie Rice and includes American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. attorney Carol Sobel and two other lawyers who have sued Los Angeles over issues from environmental protection to police abuses. The vote was 11-1, with Councilman Greig Smith, a reserve police officer, opposed. Smith said the panel could lead to further litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. against the city and prolong ill will from the police scandal six years after it became public. ``Opening this old wound, scraping off this scab, will do nothing but rekindle re·kin·dle tr.v. re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles 1. To relight (a fire). 2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences. animosity toward the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. ,'' Smith said. ``We don't need to do that.'' The scandal, which involved Rampart Division officers framing suspects and covering up unjustified shootings, was investigated by an earlier Police Commission independent review panel, the County Bar Association and the county District Attorney's Office. Rice and other council members said the blue-ribbon group will answer unresolved questions, such as how the culture of the Rampart station led to widespread abuses. ``We didn't drill down to the mentality or the political drivers,'' Rice said. ``We didn't find out what happened to the whistle-blowers, we didn't find out what happened to the after-action report or what happened with the civil grand jury.'' James Nash, (213) 978-0390 james.nash(at)dailynews.com |
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