Handschu agreement. "That's the necessary cost of protecting the public in these times where we're dealing with terrorism," he said. On February 11, 2003, Haight ruled that the NYPD should be permitted to modify the 1985 Decree, but not to the extent originally requested by the City. The judge instructed the city to adapt the U.S. Attorney General's Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations, issued by Attorney General John Ashcroft in May, 2002. This weakened the original decree in that a preliminary inquiry could be initiated when there is "information … which indicates the possibility of criminal activity." In February 2007, Judge Haight ruled that the NYPD had violated the terms of the agreement by videotaping two demonstrations by advocates of the homeless, one in Harlem in March 2005, the other in front of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's house in December 2005. On June 13, 2007, Haight reversed the ruling, saying that attorneys for the city had provided new evidence indicating that the protestors may have been "disorderly." Lawyers for the demonstrators vowed to continue fighting to prove that the action was legal and peaceful. References See also Red Squad Black Panther Party New York City Police Department United States Free Speech Clause case law 1985 in law Human rights in the United States Constitutional law History of law enforcement in the United States Political movements in the United States City of New York litigation