Federal trial of Floyd v City of New York over the contentious NYPD practice of stop, question and frisk, winds down after 9 weeks of testimony
- 05/20/2013 by Rebecca Myles (WBAI)

In US District Court today, Judge Scheindlin heard summations in the federal trial Floyd v City of New York over the the NYPD' s controversial use of stop, question and frisk.Plaintiffs allege the police's policy is racist by disportionally stopping black and hispanic men; the City claims there is no racial motivation in the practice.WBAI's Rebecca Myles has more on this story

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NYPD's Deputy Commissioner Public Information, Paul Browne outside federal court. photo rebecca myles