City Wins Two Cases To Keep Police Discipline Records Secret
The Appellate Division in Manhattan backed the de Blasio administration's strict interpretation of a state secrecy law, overturning two lower court decisions that had ordered the city to turn over some...
View ArticleThe Double Standard of NYPD Leaks
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association is calling for criminal prosecutions after the latest leak of police disciplinary records – the Civilian Complaint Review Board case history of Officer Richard...
View ArticleAdvocates Push for Repeal of Law that Keeps Police Misconduct Secret
A group of New York legislators are hoping the political mood is right to pass a set of bills meant to increase police transparency and oversight. And they view a root cause of problems with police...
View ArticleAlbany Takes On Police Reform
New York lawmakers gathered Monday for the first time since nationwide protests over police brutality began. And now, they're on track to pass several police reform bills — including a repeal of a...
View ArticleBehind a Wall of Silence
In the early evening on June 4, New York Police Department officers arrested protesters in The Bronx, claiming that outside agitators were bringing "gasoline and weapons" to cause mayhem. That was not...
View ArticleThe Power of Police Unions
The recent repeal of Section 50-A of the New York State Civil Rights Law was no technical change. Passed in the wake of the George Floyd protests, it was a big victory for police-reform activists. 50-A...
View ArticleThe Power of Police Unions
The repeal of Section 50-A of the New York State Civil Rights Law was no technical change. Passed in the wake of the George Floyd protests, it was a big victory for police-reform activists. 50-A...
View ArticleThe Power of Police Unions
The repeal of Section 50-A of the New York State Civil Rights Law was no technical change. Passed in the wake of the George Floyd protests, it was a big victory for police-reform activists. 50-A...
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