Court Rules NY Stop-and-Frisk Police Practice Unconstitutional

In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. Her decision Aug. 12 in favor of the plaintiffs, ruled stop-and-frisk tactics of the New York Police Department violated the constitutional rights of New Yorkers. AP Photo/Richard Drew

A New York City federal judge ruled that the city’s stop-and-frisk policy is a violation of the Fourth and the 14th amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

The ruling states the burden on the plaintiff caused by the stop-and-frisk policy “far outweighs the administrative hardships the NYPD will face in correcting its unconstitutional practices.”

As part of the ruling from Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, said she would designate an outside lawyer to monitor the NYPD and ensure they stay within legal boundaries of the Constitution.

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