August 2013
U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled in Floyd v. City of New York that the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, constituting unconstitutional racial profiling. She appointed a monitor to oversee reforms. Mayor Bloomberg appealed but the appeal was withdrawn after Bill de Blasio took office in January 2014.
On August 12, 2013, Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled in Floyd v. City of New York that the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program was unconstitutional, finding it violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments by disproportionately targeting Black and Latino men. At its peak in 2011, the NYPD made 685,724 stops; 88% were of Black or Latino individuals, 88% of whom were found to have done nothing wrong. The ruling required reforms and an independent monitor. Mayor de Blasio ended appeals in 2013. Stops fell dramatically; crime rates did not rise, disproving the program's stated effectiveness.
Events
- August 12, 2013Federal Court Finds NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Unconstitutionally Targeted Black and Latino Men
On August 12, 2013, Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled in Floyd v. City of New York that the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program was unconstitutional, finding it violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments by disproportionately targeting Black and Latino men. At its peak in 2011, the NYPD made 685,724 stops; 88% were of Black or Latino individuals, 88% of whom were found to have done nothing wrong. The ruling required reforms and an independent monitor. Mayor de Blasio ended appeals in 2013. Stops fell dramatically; crime rates did not rise, disproving the program's stated effectiveness.
- August 12, 2013Federal Court Finds NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Unconstitutionally Targeted Black and Latino Men
Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled in Floyd v. City of New York that the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. At its peak in 2011, the NYPD made 685,724 stops; 88% were of Black or Latino individuals, 88% of whom were found to have done nothing wrong. Mayor de Blasio ended appeals in 2013. Stops fell dramatically; crime rates did not rise, disproving the program's stated effectiveness.
- August 12, 2013Federal Court Rules NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Program Unconstitutional Racial Profiling
U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled in Floyd v. City of New York that the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, constituting unconstitutional racial profiling. She appointed a monitor to oversee reforms. Mayor Bloomberg appealed but the appeal was withdrawn after Bill de Blasio took office in January 2014.