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LAS Urges City Council to Reject Mayor de Blasio’s Policing Plan

The Mayor's proposal fails to address longstanding patterns of NYPD violence and harassment disproportionately affecting Black and Latinx New Yorkers, as reported by El Diario.

LAS Demands Action to Address Policing of Sex Work

Advocates are pressing the City over allegations of misconduct and racial discrimination by the NYPD, as reported by ProPublica.

Listen: Didn’t We Just March For This?

Olayemi Olurin, a Public Defender with The Legal Aid Society, breaks down a client's chokehold arrest by the NYPD on the Resistance podcast.

LAS Calls on City to Fire NYPD Officer Who Used Illegal Chokehold, Taser

It has been two years since the CCRB sustained claims against Detective Fabio Nunez, who used excessive force while responding to a noise complaint, as reported by The Intercept.

LAS Urges City to Move Police Out of Schools

Advocates argue that funding is better spent on students' education and mental health, reports POLITICO.

LAS Skeptical of Missing Footage in Illegal Force Case

The body-worn camera of a police officer accused of kneeling on a Queens suspect's neck was "damaged," as reported by the New York Daily News.

Broken Promises: City Makes Little Progress on Expunging Rogue DNA Index

Despite pledges to reform collection and storage practices, the City's database has grown larger and now includes over 30k profiles, according to POLITICO New York.

LAS Troubled by Latest NYPD Misconduct Records Release

Files released by Staten Island DA shed light on lack of accountability for bad cops, as reported by Gothamist.

LAS Cheers as Court Upholds Release of Police Disciplinary Records

The Federal Appeals Court decision affirms lawmakers' landmark repeal of "50-A", reports Newsday.

LAS Applauds NY State Senate’s Move to Limit Arbitrary Detentions

A recent vote by legislators ensures that New Yorkers won't be "disappeared into detention," reports QNS.com.