Justice Lab Wins Racist Policing Decision and Sets Precedent at the Fifth Circuit Court
August 06, 2024
August 06, 2024
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 6 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release:
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of ACLU of Louisiana Justice Lab client, Mr. Bilal Hankins, a Black man who was a teenager at the time of the incident. The published opinion sets a precedent in the deep south that there is no basis to stop and seize Black motorists without particularized suspicion and police officers will not be immunized when th . . .
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of ACLU of Louisiana Justice Lab client, Mr. Bilal Hankins, a Black man who was a teenager at the time of the incident. The published opinion sets a precedent in the deep south that there is no basis to stop and seize Black motorists without particularized suspicion and police officers will not be immunized when th . . .