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Judge Lets NYPD Resume Stop-and-Frisk Stops
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is allowing the New York Police Department to temporarily resume stop-and-frisk stops she believes are unconstitutional while the…
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Judge: NYPD Must Halt Suspicion-Less Bronx Stops
NEW YORK (AP) — New York police must stop making trespass stops outside certain privately owned Bronx apartment buildings without reasonable suspicion, a judge ordered…
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NY Stop-and-Frisk Debate Gains Political Spotlight
NEW YORK (AP) — After more than a decade of complaints, the New York Police Department's practice of stopping and frisking people on the streets…
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Lawmakers Weigh New Rules For NYPD Street Stops
New York City police stops of hundreds of thousands of people each year are in the spotlight as city lawmakers consider setting new rules for…
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San Francisco Mayor Ends Stop-Frisk Consideration
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mayor Ed Lee ended consideration of a tactic that would allow police to stop and frisk suspicious people in an effort…
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Outcry After SF Mayor Considers Stop-and-Frisk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mayor Ed Lee said he wanted to spark a discussion about a spike in violent crime when he mentioned that he…
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Harlem on Lockdown
A two block stretch of West Harlem once religiously strolled as a source of inspiration by such cultural deities as Malcolm X, James Baldwin and…
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Stop and Frisk Law Sparks Father’s Day March
Proclaiming it the face of modern day racial profiling, the Rev. Al Sharpton is slated to lead a Father’s Day march through Harlem calling further…
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NY Gov. Cuomo Proposes Reducing Marijuana Penalty
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday proposed cutting the penalty for public possession of a small amount of marijuana, a change in…
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NY Stop-and-Frisk Law Targets Blacks
Would someone PLEASE remind New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that this country has a Bill of Rights? Apparently, the head honcho in the…
