Judge Reverses Order, Says Rahm Emanuel Does Not Have to Testify About CPD’s ‘Code of Silence’

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Original Load Date Jan. 30, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 30, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/30/judge-reverses-order-says-rahm-emanuel-does-not-have-testify-about-cpd-s-code-silence

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A federal judge reversed course Friday, ruling that former Mayor Rahm Emanuel does not have to testify about allegations that a “code of silence” among Chicago Police Department officers led to a botched August 2018 raid of a Back of the Yards apartment that violated the civil rights of a family wit...