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Judge upholds firing of officer who lied in McDonald case

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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2019 file photo, former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, attends his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, for the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer imprisoned for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald ended an effort to overturn his conviction, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Van Dyke ends effort to overturn McDonald murder conviction

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In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, listens during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Van Dyke was convicted in October of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: McDonald relative calls sentence partial victory

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Rev. Marvin Hunter, Laquan McDonald's great-uncle, reacts as he speaks to reporters after a judge acquitted three Chicago police officers of trying to cover up the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Chicago. Judge Domenica Stephenson said that after considering all of the evidence, including police dashcam video of the killing, she didn't find that officer Thomas Gaffney, Joseph Walsh and David March conspired to cover up the shooting. The officer who shot McDonald 16 times, Jason Van Dyke, was convicted of murder in October and is due to be sentenced Friday.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The Latest: Prosecutor hopes case cracks ‘code of silence’

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Father Michael Pfleger speaks about the Laquan McDonald shooting in the lobby of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, in Chicago Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. A trial is set to begin Tuesday for one current and two former Chicago police officers accused of trying to cover up what happened when a white officer fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

The Latest: Witness: Cop said teen lunged before shooting

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke watches the prosecution's closing statements during his first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Latest: Marchers celebrate verdict in downtown Chicago

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, right, stands in front of the bench with attorneys during his first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Alternates say they would’ve convicted officer

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Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, wearing sunglasses, is escorted out of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, after testifying in his first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

The Latest: Testimony ends in Chicago officer’s trial

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens during during his first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Chicago cop: Video of shooting ‘doesn’t show my perspective’

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Dr. Laurence Miller testifies on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, during Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke's first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Miller testified as an expert in police psychology. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Chicago officer tells of shooting black teenager

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Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke holds hands with his wife Tiffany Van Dyke as he walks out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

The Latest: Expert explains PCP effect on Laquan McDonald

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Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke listens during his trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Lawyers for the white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting of McDonald, a black teenager, opened their defense case Monday with a witness questioning the thoroughness and accuracy of the autopsy. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Animation shown at Chicago officer’s trial

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Jason Van Dyke, left, arrives for the start of his trail in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune via AP)

The Latest: Cop describes smoke coming off McDonald’s body

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Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with murder in the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, listens during the hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, where a judge ruled that his media interviews last week to a newspaper and to a television station violated a court order not to talk about the case but rejected prosecutors' motion to lock him up in jail in favor of a tiny bond increase that Van Dyke was able to post immediately. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: 5 jurors picked in Chicago officer’s trial

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Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke walks into the courthouse, Wednesday morning, Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago. Prospective jurors in the murder trial of Dyke who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

The Latest: Chicago officer avoids jail for media interviews

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