Michael Bloomberg

How Super Tuesday Has Been Shaped By Criminal Justice Issues

Sarah Lustbader Mar 03, 2020

Bloomberg’s Stop-and-Frisk Philosophy Also Informs the Rest of His Work on Gun Violence Prevention

We need to be more critical of the former New York mayor’s outsize influence on the gun control movement.

Stop-And-Frisk Made Michael Bloomberg A Big Target In The Presidential Debate. His Opponents Still Missed.

Advocates say the narrowing field of Democratic candidates did not seize an opportunity to lay out clear visions on criminal justice reform to contrast the former New York City mayor’s record on policing.

Aaron Morrison Feb 20, 2020

Yes, Amy Klobuchar Is To Blame For Myon Burrell’s Unjust Conviction

Prosecutors in Hennepin County, Minnesota, used jailhouse informants and an unreliable gang expert, and ignored evidence of innocence to send a Black teenager to prison for life.

Kyle C. Barry Feb 19, 2020

Michael Bloomberg’s Stop-and-Frisk Legacy Came Back to Haunt Him This Week

As old audio clips of Bloomberg defending the controversial policing policy went viral, new data showed the practice isn’t fading away in New York city.

Aaron Morrison Feb 12, 2020

Michael Bloomberg Should Apologize For More Than Stop-and-Frisk, Critics Say

The billionaire and former New York City mayor defended the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim Americans and mandatory minimum prison sentences for gun possession, among other policies.

Aaron Morrison Nov 21, 2019