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LAS Welcomes City’s Announcement to Post NYPD Disciplinary Record But Urges More Action

The announcement comes after Mayor de Blasio was called on earlier this week to make the records public, reports Newsday.

LAS Demands Release of DA’s “Problem Cop” Lists in Wake of 50-A Repeal

Public defenders call for transparency in relation to officers with substantiated misconduct allegations, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS to Mayor and Speaker: Make NYPD Disciplinary Records Accessible Now

The Legal Aid Society called on Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson to immediately make disciplinary records publicly available online, according to POLITICO.

LAS Applauds Full Repeal of Police Secrecy Law 50-A

“Finally, after years of advocacy, New York has struck down one of the nation’s most secretive laws, a law that shielded police misconduct from public scrutiny," The Legal Aid Society's Tina Luongo tells AM New York.

LAS Lauds NYS Senate Repeal of Law 50-A, Urges Cuomo to Enact Immediately

"A comprehensive repeal of Police Secrecy Law 50-A and advancement of other needed police reforms are now just one pen stroke away," The Legal Aid Society's Tina Luongo tells Rolling Stone.

LAS Urges Albany to Enact Newly Introduced Comprehensive 50-A Repeal Bill

Legislation introduced late Saturday night that would fully repeal Police Secrecy Law 50-A and provide important privacy protections for the victims of police violence, reports Politico New York.

LAS Supports Governor Cuomo’s Call to Repeal Police Secrecy Law 50-A

“Now, more than ever, with police violence raging unchecked in cities across the country, New York must live up to its progressive ideals by ending police secrecy," reads a Statement from The Legal Aid Society.

LAS Condemns NYPD for Lack of Transparency, Calls for Full Repeal of Police Secrecy Law 50-A

50-A is a controversial law that keeps records of police misconduct from the public, as reported by Gothamist.

LAS, Advocates Urge Repeal of Law 50-A That Hides Police Misconduct Records

Civil Rights Law 50-A blocks the public from accessing police disciplinary information, according to the New York Daily News.