The city of Detroit broke the law when it did not give the community proper time to evaluate and comment on an expanded contract for a service that detects gunshots in the city, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Five Detroiters and a Detroit nonprofit sued the city and several officials in 2022, alleging Detroit officials did not follow a city ordinance that mandates a proposal for new surveillance technology be posted 14 days before it is approved for community review.

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