Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al.
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A Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al. is a landmark legal case that challenged unconstitutional policing practices and sought to address racial profiling in New York City.
- Context:
- It can serve as a precedent for addressing systemic issues in policing practices nationwide.
- It can highlight violations of the Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
- It can be used to implement reforms within law enforcement agencies to ensure constitutional compliance.
- It can emphasize the role of federal courts in overseeing civil rights litigation and enforcing judicial remedies.
- It can provide a framework for community involvement in law enforcement reform through joint remedial processes.
- It can involve remedies such as the appointment of independent monitors to oversee policy changes.
- It can range from being a focal point in legal advocacy to being a case study in policing reforms.
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- Example(s):
- Floyd Case, which addressed stop-and-frisk practices in New York City.
- Stop-and-Frisk Reform, which emerged as a result of the Floyd decision.
- Independent Monitoring Systems, introduced to ensure compliance with the court's orders.
- Community Stakeholder Panels, used to develop joint remedies post-litigation.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Terry v. Ohio, which upheld limited stop-and-frisk practices without addressing racial profiling.
- Qualified Immunity Cases, which focus on officer liability rather than systemic policy reform.
- Broken Windows Policing, which emphasizes strict law enforcement policies often linked to increased stops but does not address racial equity.
- See: Stop-and-Frisk, Racial Profiling, Fourth Amendment, Civil Rights Litigation, United States District Court For The Southern District of New York, Daniels, et al. v. The City of New York.
References
2025
- (Wikipedia, 2025) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_v._City_of_New_York Retrieved:2025-1-15.
- Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al., 959 F. Supp. 2d 540 (S.D.N.Y. 2013), is a set of cases addressing the class action lawsuit filed against the City of New York, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and named and unnamed New York City police officers ("Defendants"), alleging that defendants have implemented and sanctioned a policy, practice, and/or custom of unconstitutional stops and frisks by the New York Police Department ("NYPD") on the basis of race and/or national origin, in violation of Section 1983 of title forty-two of the United States Code, the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Constitution and laws of the State of New York.