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NYPD Settles Suit over Baseless Criminal Summonses for $75 Million

HeadlineJan 24, 2017

New York City taxpayers will pay $75 million to settle a class action lawsuit against the New York Police Department over its issuing of nearly a million criminal summonses that were later dismissed for lack of evidence. Lawyers say the summonses were “selectively and disproportionately” issued in communities of color.

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