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Stop and Frisk: Judge lets NYPD resume “suspicion-less” stops
Scheindlin acknowledged that letting the current practices persist in the Bronx might allow more illegal stops by police.
“On the other hand, allowing a longstanding unconstitutional practice to persist for a few months while the parties present arguments regarding the appropriate scope of a remedy is quite distinct from allowing such a practice to persist until the completion of trial,” she said.
Heidi Grossman, a city attorney on the case, said the city believes Scheindlin acted correctly with her order Tuesday.
Alexis Karteron, a senior staff attorney with the New York Civil Liberties Union, said nothing about Scheindlin’s order undermines her earlier ruling.
“We’re looking forward to holding the NYPD accountable,” she said.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs have criticized the program, saying it lets police conduct regular floor-by-floor sweeps and engage in particularly aggressive stop, question, frisk and arrest practices. The city has said that police act lawfully in a program that has successfully reduced crime in high-crime areas.
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