Dorian Johnson in Ferguson, Mo., in 2019. Mr. Johnson, who died on Sunday, was with Michael Brown Jr. when he was fatally shot by a white Ferguson police officer in 2014.
A federal judge ended the monitoring imposed after allegations of excessive force and racial bias. The city pointed to progress in improving officer accountability and training.
In spreading protests against the president, three government workers died after jumping from a building that protesters set afire. A fourth person was attacked by a crowd and later died of his injuries.
Rising unemployment and inflation have driven days of demonstrations. A 21-year-old man was killed when police responded with force to a protest on Thursday.
The ruling cited concerns about the appearance of bias, pointing to comments that the judge who presided over the trial of three former police officers reportedly made afterward.
A community rally in honor of Tyre Nichols after three former Memphis officers were acquitted in the fatal beating that lead to his death in Memphis in May.
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