Unconstitutional Loitering Arrests Will Cost Taxpayers $15 Million As Part Of Settlement
A state law against loitering has been ruled unconstitutional three times since it was passed in 1965, but the city has continued to enforce it, often using it as an excuse to round up the homeless in bus terminals and men whom cops perceive as gay and "cruising" for sex. In 2010 a judge held the city in contempt of court for failing to comply with orders to stop enforcing these loitering laws, and now, finally, a federal court has approved a class action settlement requiring the city to pay $15 million dollars to approximately 22,000 New Yorkers who were charged under unconstitutional “loitering” statutes between 1983 and this year. [ more › ]
Unconstitutional Loitering Arrests Will Cost Taxpayers $15 Million As Part Of Settlement
John Del Signore
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:28:36 GMT
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