Center for Constitutional Rights
Bronx Teacher Testifies In Stop-And-Frisk Trial
Lalit Clarkson testified that he had just stepped out for his lunch break from the Grand Concourse Academy and was walking back to school with a clear bag containing the sandwich he’d bought when he was accosted by a pair of plain clothes cops.
Officers Grilled On Stop-And-Frisk As Civil Case Continues
A police officer testified Wednesday that he taunted an innocent 13-year-old boy after he detained the teen under the New York Police Department’s disputed program of stopping, questioning and frisking people on city streets.
More Secretly Recorded Conversations Heard At NYPD Stop-And-Frisk Trial
There was a show of frustration outside federal court on Friday as the city defended its practice of stopping and frisking potential suspects in high-crime areas.
Civil Rights Trial On Stop-And-Frisk Policy Set To Begin
The NYPD “stop and frisk” policy is set to face its biggest legal challenge this week, with a federal civil rights trial on whether the tactic unfairly targets minorities.
Judge Grants Class Action Status To Lawsuit Against NYPD Stop And Frisk
A New York judge has granted class action status to a 2008 lawsuit accusing the New York Police Department of discriminating against blacks and Hispanics with its stop-and-frisk policies aimed at reducing crime.
WCBS 880 9/11 Series: Defending The Detainees
While investigators searched for terrorists, a civil rights lawyer and her colleagues have been very busy over the past decade defending immigrants swept up in post-9/11 raids.
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