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Traffic StopsSouthern District of New York · 2013

Floyd v. City of New York

959 F. Supp. 2d 540 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)
PLAIN ENGLISH

The court found that NYC police were stopping Black and Latino people at dramatically higher rates than white people without adequate justification. Race alone cannot be a basis for stopping someone.

LEGAL HOLDING

New York City's stop-and-frisk program was conducted in a racially discriminatory manner and violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.

WHY IT MATTERS

Required reforms to NYC stop-and-frisk practices. Established that racially motivated stops violate constitutional rights.

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NY
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