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Cambridge police released audio of the 911 call reporting a possible break-in that eventually led to the arrest of Henry Louis Gates. On The Takeaway to discuss the issue is Darius Charney, an attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights.
In the continuing uproar over the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of the nation’s preeminent African American scholars, Cambridge police released audio of the 911 call reporting a possible break-in that eventually led to his arrest. Was that 911 call sufficient cause to give an officer the right to enter a private residence? Was a basic Constitutional right broken? On The Takeaway to discuss the issue is Darius Charney, an attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights.