Trump is wrong: ‘Stop and frisk’ was ruled unconstitutional

“‘Stop and frisk’ was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and hispanic young men…” — Lester Holt

“No, you’re wrong. It went before a judge who was a very against police judge. It was taken away from her and our mayor, our new mayor, refused to go forward with the case. They would have won an appeal.” — Donald Trump

On August 12, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled the controversial police tactic unconstitutional. The Bloomberg administration appealed, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals suspended the order and sent it back to a new judge. But the court denied the city’s motion to vacate Schneidlin’s decision. Eventually, the de Blasio administration dropped the appeal.