Judge rules NY stop and frisk policy unconstitutional

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I find this interesting. I would have thought such a policy would be unconstitutional on its face though it seems backed by a SCOTUS ruling and stood the test for 50 years so far. I don’t like the reasoning as it is a jump to racial profiling rather than actually upholding rights essentially stating if the stops were at a rate that matches racial demographics then they would be constitutional. I find the fact that the law is NOW being challenged interesting though and wonder what kind of impact a ruling like this might have if it continues (as Bloomberg has promised he is going to appeal).

Article on the ruling:
Judge rules NYPD's 'stop-and-frisk' policy violates rights | Fox News
Wiki on the law:
New York City stop-and-frisk program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A legal defense of the law when it was enacted:
http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5276&context=jclc