A US Judge Who Found the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk Policy Unconstitutional Has Been Removed - Video
● In August, Scheindlin ruled that New York police’s stop-and-frisk tactics are in violation of New Yorkers’ constitutional rights. She ordered a federal monitor to oversee changes to NYPD practices. Many racial minorities in New York, who complained innocent people were being arrested in the police sweeps, celebrated the ruling. Scheindlin ruled that civil rights of innumerable people, including black and Hispanic men, were trampled underfoot by the NYPD.
● The three-judge panel, which issued the ruling on Thursday, said the lower court judge, Shira A. Scheindlin, “ran afoul” of the judicial code of conduct, removing Scheindlin from the case. The appeals court said Scheindlin jeopardized “the appearance of partiality… by a series of media interviews and public statements purporting to respond publicly to criticism of the District Court." The appeals court ruling was a temporary victory for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NYPD officials, who have asserted that stop-and-frisk tactics have led to a marked decline in crime rates. "We could not be more pleased with the Court's findings," said Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo, the city's chief attorney, who called Scheindlin's ruling "unjustified and deeply problematic."