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Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case

A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and supervision.Full story

Judge in NY 'stop and frisk' trial mulls cameras for police

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The federal judge who will rule in a class-action lawsuit accusing New York City police of racial profiling in their "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic expressed interest in having police officers wear cameras as the trial concluded on Monday. Full story

NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'

A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into making incriminating remarks. But text messages obtained by The Associated Press show otherwise. Full story

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NY 'frisk' judge calls criticism 'below-the-belt'

NYPD whistle-blowers testify at stop-frisk trial

NYC, Washington tighten security following Boston Marathon explosions

Keep police business off Facebook, NYPD tells cops

Liu: Forget about NYPD inspector general, just abolish ‘stop and frisk’

Allegations of NYPD quotas in ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ trial

New York judge hears opening arguments in "stop and frisk" challenge

Can police stop violence without trampling civil rights?

The NYPD–and its statistics–on trial

New York judge grants class-action status to "stop and frisk" suit

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What might police have missed in Cleveland that could have helped them find the kidnapping victims sooner? Rev. Sharpton discusses with a former U.S. Attorney and NYPD detective.

  A look inside the Muslim community

Reps. Peter King and Keith Ellison discuss the role of the Muslim community in the Middle East and the United States.

  Security lessons learned from the Boston attacks

MSNBC’s Alex Witt interviews Christopher Dickey, Paris Bureau Chief and Middle East Editor for Newsweek and The Daily Beast and author of Securing the City: Inside America’s Best Counterterror Force—The NYPD. They discuss counterterror technology, securing cities from terror plots, and lessons learn

  'Soup Nazi' rewrites gunmaker

One gun manufacturer in Florida tried to use the well-known likeness of the “Soup Nazi” from Seinfeld, but the actor behind the character says not so fast. Actor Larry Thomas joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell

  ‘Stop-and-frisk’ policy goes on trial

Joy Reid’s panel looks at the number of weapons found through the New York City Police Department’s “stop-and-frisk” policy as a federal class action lawsuit puts the controversial practice on trial.

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