Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Tuesday, September 12, 2017.
Jason Van Dyke’s statements about Laquan McDonald shooting sealed by judge
A Cook County judge has sealed statements former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke made to an investigator two days after he shot Laquan McDonald to death in 2014. Cook County judge Vincent Gaughan ruled that prosecutors will not be able to use the audio recording or transcript of the interview during Van Dyke’s trial for first-degree murder. A legal rule prohibits statements that officers are required to give from being used against them in a criminal case. [Associated Press via WGN TV h/t Politico Illinois Playbook]
