BetterGov looks into Attorney General Jeff Sessions recent remark that the surge in deadly violence in Chicago was caused by ACLU pressure to end the city’s stop-and-frisk policing policy. Session is mostly false. Read the report here.
BetterGov Fact-Check: Is the ACLU Really to Blame for Chicago’s Murder Spike?
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