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LAS pushes for full repeal of police secrecy law 50-a
NYDN: Cuomo backs repeal of state law withholding police disciplinary records NYLJ: Cuomo Backs Reform of NY’s Police Secrecy Law Amid Protests Over George Floyd’s Death SI Advance: Gov. Cuomo calls for independent review of police actions during Brooklyn protests Politico: Legislators Likely To Act On Police Disciplinary Measure Next Week El Diario: Organizaciones civiles exigen apurar reformas policiales para bajar presión de protestas Times Union: Legislature to convene next week to dismantle law shielding police files THE APPEAL: New York Protest Could Finally Push Through Increased Police Transparency NYT: Police Misconduct Records Are Secret. Protests May Finally Change That.
LAS offers resources to New Yorkers protesting NYPD brutality
The City: How to Report Police Misconduct — and What to Expect If You Do Time Out: Five things to know if you’re going out to protest in New York City Huffington Post: What To Do If You Witness Police Brutality 6SQFT: 10 organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in NYC THE INTERCEPT: New York Police Are Attacking Protesters Gothamist: What New Yorkers Need To Know About The City’s Historic Curfew
LAS fights to maintain due process for New Yorkers arrested during protests
NYDN: Legal Aid sues NYPD, saying 108 people are locked up after protests without seeing a judge Law360: Virus, Volume Slow Release For Arrested Protesters In NYC Pix 11: Nearly 400 people are being illegally detained by NYPD amid protests: lawsuit BK Reader: Emergency Lawsuit Filed To Free 108 New Yorkers Illegally Detained By NYPD Gothamist: Hundreds Of Arrested George Floyd Protesters Are Being Held Longer Than 24 Hours Time: Hundreds of Protesters Being Held Illegally in New York City Jails, Lawsuit Alleges BKLYNER: Scores Arrested Amid Floyd Protests Locked Up for More Than 24 Hours in NYC: Lawsuit CBS: Arrested Protesters Say They’re Being Kept In Overcrowded Pens Law360: Legal Aid Sues NYPD, Says Protesters Held In Jail As Payback Chronicle of Social Change: Youth Drive New York City’s George Floyd Protests Into Day 10 NewNowNext: Hundreds Gather at Stonewall Inn to Protest Police Brutality Marshall Project: We Were Gassed, Arrested, and Maybe Exposed to COVID-19 Univision: Interponen demanda contra el NYPD por el tiempo de las detenciones Patch: Arrested Protesters Say They’re Being Kept In Overcrowded Pens, Fear Coronavirus Spread NY Daily Mail: Arrested New York protesters are ‘being held in overcrowded pens’ NYT: Despite Virus, Hundreds Arrested in Unrest Are Held in Cramped Jails NY Magazine: Protests Might Spread the Coronavirus. Curfews and Crackdowns Definitely Will. Politco: Police Arrest Tactics Add To Virus Risks NYDN: Manhattan judge denies Legal Aid request to free hundreds of George Floyd protesters NYLJ: Manhattan Judge Rules Some Delay From Arrest to Arraignment Is Reasonable NY Post: Judge denies release of NYC protesters whose arraignments are overdue Law360: NYPD Defeats Bid To Free 300 Jailed Amid Protests
LAS decries imposing bail on New Yorkers arrested during protests
City Limits: How NYC’s Prosecutors are Handling Protest and Looting Cases Politico: Cuomo tells DAs to impose bail on looters Patch: NY DA Wants To Hold NYC Looting Suspects Without Bail: Report NYLJ: NY Gov. Cuomo Calls for Bail to Be Set for Accused Looters
More LAS in the news
Law360: NYC Judge Cites ‘Drafting Issue’ In Eviction Guidance Gothamist: NYPD Recommends Charges Against Officer Who Beat Bystander Law 360: Pandemic Hinders Bar Exam Retakers Who Aid The Indigent BROOKLYN PAPER: New Video Emerges of Violent COIVD-Related Arrest in East New York AMNY: New video emerges of violent COVID-related arrest in Brooklyn Bloomberg: New York Bar Group to Study Police Brutality, New President Says American Independent: Lawyers fight for release of trans inmates The Guardian: New York police take seconds to restore reputation for brutality Courthouse News Service: Protests Further Tarnish Police Trust in Virus-Hit New York Newsday: De Blasio said he is considering instituting a city curfew to curb violence Newsday: Cuomo, De Blasio announce city curfew to curb violence Crain’s New York: De Blasio Extends Curfew To Tuesday Night After More Looting The City: Use of Force Against Inmates at NYC Jails Hit ‘All-Time High’ Last Year El Diario: El uso de la fuerza contra los prisioneros alcanzó “máximo histórico” NYDN: NYC Mayor de Blasio claims ignorance of NYPD use of batons on peaceful protesters AMNY: De Blasio under fire from all sides after NYPD handling of George Floyd protests QNS: De Blasio under fire from all sides after NYPD handling of George Floyd protests NYDN: Cuomo stands by cops despite aggression against protesters NYDN: NYPD cops accused by advocacy groups of covering shield numbers