NY stop-and-frisk overhaul blocked and judge removed

A US appeals court has blocked changes to a controversial New York City police programme that a judge ruled had violated the rights of minorities. In an unusual move, the Second Circuit also removed Judge Shira Scheindlin from the stop-and-frisk case. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24767930#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa