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Stop and frisk, which involved unprompted searches and questioning of civilians on the street by police officers, ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court judge; this decision effectively put an end to this controversial law enforcement practice.
A. ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge; this decision effectively put
b. were ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge and were a decision that effectively put
c. were ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge, and effectively, by this decision, put
d. was ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge and was a decision effectively putting
e. was ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge, a decision effectively putting
A. ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge; this decision effectively put- The use of ; is not correct. The following is not an independent clause.
b. were ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge and were a decision that effectively put- It(Stop and frisk) is a single entity so the usage of plural -"were"- is wrong
c. were ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge, and effectively, by this decision, put-Same as in B
d. was ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge and was a decision effectively putting-use of singular (was) is correct but is redundant... we might have a better choice.
e. was ruled unconstitutional by a U. S. District Court judge, a decision effectively putting-Correct. Also "a decision effectively putting" correctly modifies the decision to rule stop and frisk as unconstitutional.
Please correct me if I am wrong.