Chicago, St. Paul sue Justice Department over community policing DEI restrictions, saying they're illegal

The City of Chicago is suing the U.S. Department of Justice over restrictions on community policing hiring that the Johnson administration says are illegal.

The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, joined the federal lawsuit as well, which challenges what Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says are "illegal conditions" imposed on a $6.25 million grant from the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Program.

The lawsuit claims the Justice Department has unlawfully restricted the grant by requiring cities to certify they do not use the grant funds to operate any Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI, programs .

The suit says the Trump Administration does not have the authority to impose these new conditions, and that the DOJ's action violates constitutional separation of powe