New York to Change Controversial "Stop + Frisk" Policy

Source: FindLaw: Attorney Blog

One of the first things a criminal defense attorney in Utah or in any state considers is the validity of a search that leads to an arrest. All Americans have a constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searc ...
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Marian Wright Edelman: Time to Stop "Stop and Frisk"

Source: The Huffington Post

This Father's Day, June 17th, the Children's Defense Fund-New York and I will be joining George Gresham, President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and the Children's Defense Fund national board member, Ben Jeal ...
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Ray Kelly Outlines Measures to Curtail the Illegal Police Stops He Says Are Not Occurring

Source: Hit and Run

Last week, after a federal judge certified a class action challenging the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly outlined measures he is taking to curtail the unlawful stops that he says are not occurring. In a lett ...
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N.Y. grand jury targets painkiller abuse epidemic

Source: Bennington Banner

Friday May 25, 2012 prosecutor said. "All we're doing is taking their blood." HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) -- A Long Island grand jury examining ways to combat prescription painkiller abuse offered a wide range of recommendations Thursday, inc ...
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Beyond the Numbers: A Debate Over the Effects of NYPD Stop and Frisk

Source: The Huffington Post

Just after the New York Police Department released crime data touting the positive effects of stop and frisk in making the city safer, a judge cleared the way for thousands of New Yorkers who feel they've been victimized by the policy to join ...
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Stop And Frisk: Jumaane Williams Calls Michael Bloomberg, Ray Kelly 'Ass-Backwards' On Gun Violence

Source: The Huffington Post

City Councilman Jumaane Williams thinks Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration is "ass-backwards" in its approach to gun violence, and that the mayor and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly are wrong to continue the "racist official policy" of ...
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Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Wednesday, May 23

Source: CNN

By Laura Koran , CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog: CNN: Vatican protesters gathe ...
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‘Clean hall’ patrol rule Cops need probable cause for arrest

Source: New York Daily News

On the heels of a class-action lawsuit that accuses the NYPD of making unjustified arrests, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly issued new rules for how cops can patrol in privately owned apartment buildings, th ...
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SchoolBook: Religious Space for Crowded Schools: Godsend or Trouble?

Source: The New York Times

May 22, 2012, 3:13 p.m. While the city tries to exorcise the influence of religion from the public school system by evicting churches that rent school space for worship services , it’s sending thousands of children to spaces rented from parochial i ...
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