NYC Mayor Sues Over Law Easing Suits Vs. Police - ABC News: ayor Michael Bloomberg asked a court on Tuesday to block a law that would make it easier for people to sue over stop-and-frisk or other police techniques, continuing his press against new checks being imposed on the nation's biggest police force.
The mayor's lawsuit, which he had indicated he'd file, argues that the measure treads into an area governed by state criminal law. It includes a section explaining when and how police can stop, question and pat down people, for instance.
"It is intended to be a uniform and complete set of laws for the entire state," and city lawmakers have no business setting their own, the mayor's lawyers wrote in the state Supreme Court suit.
The City Council passed the local law last month over Bloomberg's veto. Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a Democrat running to succeed Bloomberg as mayor, opposed it but has said lawmakers had the authority to pass it.
"Mayor Bloomberg can sue all he wants, but at the end of the day, we will successfully beat back this ill-advised litigation and ensure the prerogative of the City Council to reform stop and frisk," she said in a statement Tuesday.
