Seabury Commission

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The Seabury Commission investigations into the New York magistrate's courts and police departnment in the early 1930s led to wholesale changes in the method of arrest, bail and litigation of suspects in New York City.

The commission, headed by Justice Samuel Seabury, heard testimony from a thousand citizens, policemen, judges, lawyers and defendants about unjust treatment before the law.

The results led to the resignation of Jimmy Walker.

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