New York City mayor seeks to vacate changes to stop-and-frisk program

[JURIST] New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg [official website] on Saturday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] to vacate the decisions of US District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin, who ordered sweeping changes to the New York Police Department (NYPD) [official website]stop-and-frisk program [text]. It is speculated [NYT report] that Bloomberg seeks to ensure that Scheindlin's changes to the program are permanently prevented before he leaves office. Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio [personal website] has indicated...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/11/new-york-city-mayor-seeks-to-vacate-changes-to-stop-and-frisk-program.php

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