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Civil Rights Attorneys Decry Decision that Declines Curfew, Social Distancing Enforcement Investigation
This ruling is a missed opportunity to bring much-needed accountability for the NYPD’s enforcement of social distancing rules disproportionately against Black and Latinx New Yorkers, despite hard evidence that violations of those rules are committed by white New Yorkers at equal rates.
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Legal Advocates Call on NYC DAs to Drop All Social Distancing, Protest-Related Arrests
Over 1,300 demonstrators still face charges relating to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s curfew, reports
Gothamist
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LAS Warns Against Courts Rushing to Resume Housing Trials in Brooklyn
New advisory for late-July reopening puts desperate tenants at even greater risk, reports
Law360
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LAS Slams False Narrative Peddled by NYPD to Undermine Reforms
Newly released data contradicts claims from the NYPD that crime increases have any relation to bail reforms, mass release efforts, reports
Gothamist
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LAS Backs Essential Workers Call for Workplace Protections
Workers rally to support state legislation that requires COVID-19 protection measures, reports
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NYC Public Defenders Call on New York Court System to Delay Opening of Courts
New guidance from Court Administration would require in-person court appearances for Supreme Court in the coming weeks, endangering the health of anyone required to appear, reports the
New York Daily News
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LAS Responds to AG James’s Report on NYPD’s Reaction to Protests
AG James recommends sweeping reforms to overhaul the NYPD, reports the
New York Daily News
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LAS Calls for Changes to Law Driving New Yorkers Into Homelessness
New York’s punitive SARA laws make it virtually impossible for people to successfully reenter society and move forward with their lives, reports
The Appeal
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LAS Calls on Gov. Cuomo, OCFS: Prohibit Face-Down Restraints on Children at Treatment Centers
These restraints are prohibited in virtually every other residential child care facility in New York State because they are known to risk death or serious harm.
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LAS, Advocates to AG James: Support the Release of Incarcerated TGNCNBI New Yorkers
Advocates point out that TGNCNBI people are more vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19 due to higher risk of weakened immune systems due to discrimination in healthcare, employment, education, and housing, reports
Gay City News
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