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Watch: NYPD Officer Employs Knee-on-Neck Hold During Violent Arrest

Disturbing new video shows the same technique used in the killing of George Floyd being applied to a client of The Legal Aid Society, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS Decries Promotion of Cops with Records of Complaints

New NYPD Commanders have documented record of misconduct, reports Gothamist.

LAS Slams NYC’s Controversial Secret DNA Database

The City's rogue database operation poses a threat to "genetic privacy," according to The Imprint.

LAS, NYCLU Slam City Leadership After DOI Report on NYPD Protest Response

The report fails to hold the Mayor or Commissioner responsible for the brutal treatment and unlawful arrests that occurred during the George Floyd demonstrations, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Elected Officials Join LAS Demand to End NYPD Vice Squad

City and state officials joined The Legal Aid Society in calling for the disbandment of the problematic unit, according to ProPublica.

Op-Ed: This is Sham NYPD Reform

Tina Luongo, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice, penned a joint op-ed in the New York Daily News slamming the Mayor and NYPD Commissioner for dodging actual reform and reinforcing the status quo.

NYPD Continues to Add New Yorkers’ DNA to Rogue City Database

Despite promises to expunge profiles, new data confirms that over 2000 individuals have been added to the index, as reported by Gothamist/WNYC.

LAS Again Debunks NYPD Claim Connecting Modest Rise in Shootings to Bail Reform

Criminal justice advocates say claims attributing increased crime to reform measures are spurious, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Calls on City to Dissolve Troubled NYPD Vice Squad

A lack of transparency regarding the unit's ethical guidelines has led to patterns of abuse and misconduct, often at the expense of the most vulnerable New Yorkers, according to a new report in ProPublica.

LAS: Police Body-Worn Cameras are No Substitute for Reform

The presence of bodycams appears to have little effect on police behavior, reports the New York Daily News.