Stop-and-frisk case sent back to lower court
Cyril Josh Barker
It’s not over just yet. While the city might have dropped its case to appeal a judge’s decision to keep stop-and-frisk the way it is, everyone is now vying for a seat at the table as reforms are made.
Last week, a federal appeals court sent the case between the city and civil liberties groups back to a lower court for the possibility of a settlement.
Police unions previously wanted to replace the city in the appeals case that ruled that stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional. Newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio stayed true to his campaign promise in January by dropping the city’s appeal in two class-action lawsuits.
The appeals case was previously awaiting trial in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The department must now appoint a monitor and reconstruct how the stop-and-frisk policy is used. No decision was made to get rid of the practice altogether, which many say discriminates against Blacks and Latinos.
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