Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Federal Judge Finds NYC’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy Unconstitutional
Today Federal Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy violates the constitutional rights of minorities. Though the policy has been deemed an effective crime fighting strategy in the city of New York, the judge ruled that members of the NYPD have been systematically stopping people on no suspicion of a crime, […]
