Judge allows Seattle police reforms to move forward, but with a major change - The federal judge issued a significant finding calling for the city to use a lower standard of proof to fire an officer for dishonesty

In a major step toward police-accountability reform, U.S. District Judge James Robart cleared the way Friday for the Seattle City Council to consider sweeping legislation ranging from officer discipline to broad oversight of the Police Department.

Robart, who is overseeing a 2012 federal consent decree requiring the Police Department to address excessive force and biased policing, issued an order allowing most of the city’s proposals to go forward.

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