9/9/25 11AM Stop-and-Frisk: Trump’s Policy, Racial Profiling by Design?

Sherwin dives into Donald Trump’s renewed calls to expand or legalize stop-and-frisk nationwide—a controversial policing tactic long criticized for targeting Black and Brown communities. Sherwin unpacks the legal roots of stop-and-frisk, its impact on civil liberties, and what it would mean if it were enshrined in federal policy under a second Trump administration. Is this a return to “law and order,” or a backdoor move to legalize racial profiling?