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Protesters chanted "No more killer cops" outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland last Tuesday. Members of the public were testifying before a federal judge on whether they feel a settlement agreement on a package of Portland police reforms is "fair, reasonable and adequate.''

(Maxine Bernstein/The Oregonian)

In case you missed them, here's the developments of the last week on the pending settlement agreement the city of Portland reached with the U.S. Department of Justice on a package of reforms to Portland police policies, training and oversight.

Last week, the

before U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon in his federal courtroom in downtown Portland. The judge also gave each party to the case a chance to submit potential amendments to the agreement.

Following the hearing,

regarding what she believes is at stake if the settlement is not adopted.

And, on Friday, Portland police Officer Daryl Turner, president of the Portland Police Association,

after he sat through the public hearing in federal court.



Key dates to watch for

:

March 3: Transcripts of last week's day-and-a-half hearing expected to be available on the U.S. District Court website.

March 11: The parties to the case: City of Portland, U.S. Department of Justice, Portland Police Association and Albina Ministerial Alliance's Coalition for Justice and Police Reform, must submit their post-hearing legal briefs to the court, including any amendments they may support. The city and police union told the judge they're not keen on pursuing amendments at this stage.

March 24: Judge Simon to hold final hearing with oral arguments from each party, and make a ruling on whether to accept or reject the settlement agreement.

Finally, our neighbors to the north, Seattle Police, have a court-appointed monitor to ensure reforms mandated by the U.S. Department of Justice are put in place.

The Seattle Times recently reported that

and setting rules for how and when they stop and frisk people. It also

, approved by a federal judge, which requires the department’s Office of Professional Accountability (OPA), its civilian-led internal-investigations unit, to be dispatched to the scene of every police shooting. In Portland, a member of the city's Independent Police Review Division already heads out to any Portland police shooting.

--Maxine Bernstein