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Protesters participate in a rally near the federal courthouse in New York, Monday, March 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC: No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic

NEW YORK (AP) -- Police officers acted appropriately in carrying out the city's stop, question and frisk policy, and dozens of witnesses who claimed racial bias … Read More

Accused rapist Yusef Salaam is escorted by police in 1989.

“Central Park Five” doc tells story of Raymond Santana’s wrongful conviction

On a dark night in 1989, Raymond Santana and four other teens were taken into custody at a New York City police precinct house where they were interrogated for … Read More

A Federal court struck down a law requiring voters to present an ID before voting.

Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court on Thursday rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed … Read More

TSA-Profiling Allegations

Report: Racial profiling alleged at Boston airport

Transportation Security Administration officers at Boston's Logan International Airport are alleging that a program intended to help flag possible terrorists … Read More

Litzy Medina waits waits to join a march through downtown to protest Arizona's controversial immigration law SB1070 on May 29, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Emails show racial bias in immigration law, says ACLU

PHOENIX (AP) — Opponents of Arizona's hardline immigration enforcement law contend that emails sent, received and forwarded by a former legislator who … Read More

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 12: Police stand on a street corner at Coney Island on July 12, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Opinion: Other cities have recognized the costs of stop-and-frisk are too high, will NYC?

On Sunday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the city’s controversial “stop-and-frisk” program.  He said that the police program has a … Read More