Stop: A federal judge ruled today that NY City’s random “stop and frisk” policy has violated the constitutional rights of tens of thousands of people. For years, NY police officers without cause have stopped and frisked young men, usually minorities, looking for drugs and weapons. The judge said “stop and frisk” violates the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Drop: A three-story resort villa 10 miles from Disney World in Florida collapsed overnight into a giant sinkhole. Guests at the Summer Bay Resort woke up to creaking and cracking. Windows exploded as everyone got out moments before about half the building dropped.

National: Lon Snowden, father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden, told ABC News he will visit his son in Russia to tell him to return to the US to face charges. The elder Snowden said, “What I would like is for this to be vetted in open court, for the American people to have all the facts.” Edward Snowden is charged with theft and giving away national secrets.

• Attorney Gen. Eric Holder is expected to tell the American Bar Assn. today in San Francisco that we’re putting too many people in prison for too long without any good law enforcement reason. His plan is described as a tactical shift in drug enforcement. Holder’s will call for shorter sentences for nonviolent drug crimes and a reduction in the number of crimes that carry a mandatory minimum sentence.

The Sports Page: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the world championship in the 100 meters for the second time in Moscow yesterday. By the hair-splitting standards of sprinting, his time of 9.77 was considered to be “far off” his world record of 9.58.

Weekend Box: Hollywood is approaching a record summer despite a string of losers that appear to have the movie biz in the doldrums. “Elysium” earned just $30.4 million of its $115 million budget to win the weekend. A bald Matt Damon with a big gun just couldn’t bring them in the house. The comedy “We’re The Millers” was second at $26.55 million and “Planes”, the Disney sequel to “Cars” was third at $22.52 million.

Red State: Two thirds of NY City voters are embarrassed by the comeback campaigns of Elliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner who are running for comptroller and mayor, according to a Siena College poll. Fifty-nine percent of NY voters view Spitzer unfavorably, but Weiner broke the Siena poll record with an unfavorable rating of 80%. Weiner’s current commercial says “powerful voices” don’t want him to win. Yes, the voters.

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