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LAS Rips NYPD’s Youth Phone Confiscations

Anger is building over a myriad of disruptions caused by phone seizures by the New York City Police Department, reports THE CITY.

LAS Slams Move to Keep NYPD Disciplinary Files Secret

The Legal Aid Society condemned an attempt by the NYC Law Department to keep records produced for lawsuits over racial justice protests confidential, as reported by the New York Daily News.

Phone Seizures by NYPD Impacting Minors’ Access to Education, Family

Advocates see a threat to education - as well specter of unlawful surveillance - in phone confiscations, as reported by THE CITY.

LAS Blasts Mayor’s Police Reform Plan As a Missed Opportunity

The plan fails to address the chronic, long-standing problems within the NYPD, according to AMNY.

LAS Applauds New Restriction of Police Officer “Qualified Immunity”

The New York City Council passed legislation making it easier to hold officers who commit misconduct accountable, reports The New York Times.

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.