"We are not seeking damages, we're not seeking individual compensation for the class members, we're seeking a broad citywide injunction" against police stops that lack "reasonable, articulable suspicion, " said Darius Charney, the center's lead attorney.

WSJ: Stop-and-Frisk Trial Begins Over New York Police Department Policy

"When we say stop, question and frisk, we're not talking about a brief inconvenience on the way to work or school, " said Darius Charney of the Center for Constitutional Rights, the lead attorney on the case.

WSJ: Trial over NYPD stop-and-frisk tactic set to begin