BREAKING: South Bend Police Department tapes case officially going to trial in June

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The case of the South Bend Police Department tapes is officially set to go to trial in June, but today, ABC57 received an update through two judicial orders.

First, St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Jamie Woods denied the South Bend Common Council's motion to have the judge decide the case without going to trial.

The judge says there are significant factual disputes, and the case must go to trial. One of those issues, if the tapes were recorded legally.

Secondly, the judge granted and denied parts of the council's request to strike some evidence.

All this stems from wire-tapped phone conversations from 2011, allegedly containing racist conversations among past police leaders.

At the center of the case, the question of whether or not the tapes should be made public.

A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for May 16.