Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Abolish NYPD Gang Database: 'Stop and Frisk 2.0'

Ballard Spahr teamed up with the Legal Defense Fund, The Legal Aid Society, The Bronx Defenders, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF to file a class action complaint against the NYPD's so-called “gang database,” alleging it’s discriminatory to Black and Latino New Yorkers. The suit seeks to end the database, officially known as the Criminal Group Database.

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