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Court strikes down NYPD’s ‘stop and frisk’ policy
In an interim order issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, the New York Police Department is required to immediately halt its controversial “stop and frisk” policy unless officers have a specific cause to initiate a search. The ruling comes ahead of a full trial for two lawsuits filed…
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