Scheindlin: NYPD Stop and Frisk Program Unconstitutional

In a galling setback for the Bloomberg administration with national impact, Federal District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin has ruled that the New York City Police Department's stop and frisk policies violate the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The civil rights lawsuit challenging the stop and frisk policy was brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Finding that the