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    Civil rights groups rally against union lawsuit to block LA deputy gang investigation

    by Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times Jun 30, 2023 3 minutes
    Larry Waldie, shown here in May 2022, filed suit in a case that went to trial over claims he’ d been retaliated against for reporting gang activity at the Compton station of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

    LOS ANGELES — A cadre of civil rights advocates rallied outside a downtown courthouse Thursday to demand accountability within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is embroiled in a lawsuit over recent oversight efforts to identify members of deputy gangs.

    On one side: the deputies' union, which filed the suit in May, arguing that it would be unconstitutional to force deputies to show their tattoos to oversight officials investigating gangs operating within the department.

    On the other side: the county, the sheriff and the Office of Inspector

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