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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.

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.