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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind.--- The long-awaited bench trial got underway in the South Bend Police Tapes case Tuesday morning. After a 13-year wait and more than $2 million in city legal fees, testimony ended after only about 90 minutes.

However, any ruling in the case is still months away. Closing arguments will take place on March 5, then the Honorable Jamie Woods of St. Joseph County Superior Court 6 has 90 days to rule on all pending matters.

The court battle began in 2012 and asks whether recordings of phone calls between South Bend police officers were obtained legally, and whether they can be publicly released.

Testifying Tuesday were three of the intervenors, the former po

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