International Business News - Stops http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Civil rights advocates have won access to the New York Police Department's internal, electronic database to search for any racial bias among hundreds of thousands of pedestrian street-stop cases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/group-wins-access-to-nypd-database-on-street-stops.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 21:31:01 EDT A white police officer was disciplined for acting "in a discourteous manner" when he confronted a black motorist who turned out to be one of the highest-ranking commanders in the New York City Police Department, an agency spokesman said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/nypd-disciplines-white-officer-who-stopped-black-commander.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 17:04:28 EDT A civil liberties group filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the NYPD's practice of stopping hundreds of thousands of people each year for questioning, saying it is racially biased. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/groups-lawsuit-challenges-nypds-stop-and-frisk-policy.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 12:15:33 EDT