Numbers Game Kicks Off Stop-and-Frisk Trial Against NYPD
Curbing racial disparities in the New York City Police Department's stop-and-frisk program requires a federal judge to act "boldly and broadly."
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New York City: 39,218 Low-level Marijuana Arrests in 2012
New York City: The NYPD made 39,218 low-level marijuana possession arrests in 2012 (and over 440,000 in past decade), each consuming an estimated...
Bronx Stop-and-Frisk Case Wins Class Status
Jaenean Ligon leads the class in this case, made up of Latino and black New Yorkers who oppose police stops on suspicion of trespass in the Bronx.
Look Out, New York, It's Randy Credico For Mayor!
Veteran New York civil rights, social justice, Occupy Wall Street, professional comedian and drug reform activist Randy Credico, is campaigning to be mayor.
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Calls for Marijuana Law Reform
In his State of the State address Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called on the legislature to reform the state's marijuana laws.
New York City Stop-and-Frisk Database Must Stay Sealed
The New York City Police Department cannot keep tabs on more than 360,000 people entered into a stop-and-frisk database for subsequent investigation...
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
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NYPD Slapped With 28 Page Civil Lawsuit from Marijuana Stop and Frisk
NYT article covers civil lawsuit filed by Legal Aid Society because “police officers have continued to unlawfully charge New Yorkers with crimes – rather than with non-criminal violations – for low-level marijuana…
Ramarley Graham | Age 18 | New York City , NY | February 2012
On February 2, 2012 18 year old Ramarley Graham was killed by the NYPD in his own apartment with his grandmother & 6-year-old brother present. NYPD chased..