Legal groups to sue city, NYPD over Muslim surveillance
The NYCLU and ACLU are suing Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, alleging that the NYPD’s Muslim surveillance program is unconstitutional.
Department of Justice suggests federal monitor for NYPD
The Department of Justice suggested a judge appoint a federal monitor to enforce policy change in the NYPD, if stop-and-frisk is found unconstitutional.
Bloomberg: stop-and-frisk incidents down 51 percent
Differing opinions on what new numbers reflect.
Dromm pushes for new solitary confinement regulations
City Councilman Daniel Dromm is pushing for new regulations for the use of solitary confinement in city jails.
City to log five millionth stop-and-frisk, lawsuit starts next week
Today will mark the city’s 5,000,000th stop-and-frisk. A lawsuit over the controversial police practice starts next week.