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LAS Condemns NYPD for Continuing to Add Innocent New Yorkers to DNA Database

Despite promises to reduce the local DNA database, the City has added over 1,800 profiles since February of this year, reports NY1.

LAS Files Motion to Vacate Conviction for Jason Serrano, Client Ensnared in NYPD Marijuana Planting Scheme

New BWC Footage Reveals Likely Marijuana Stashed On NYPD Officers' Cruiser Floor, reports Gothamist.

LAS Calls for Open Database of Police Misconduct Records

Legal Aid attorney discusses the implications of 50-a repeal on WCNY's Capitol Pressroom podcast.

LAS Slams City for Hiding Actual NYPD-Involved Death Count

NYC health department stats show 105 people killed over past five years, reports PoliticoNY.

LAS: NYPD Metes Out Disparate, Harsh Treatment of Black and Brown Protesters

Arrests and arraignments from George Floyd-related protests indicate disproportionate representation of Black and Brown people, reports Vice.

LAS Lauds Legislation Requiring Police to Disclose Surveillance Technology

Passage of new bill forces NYPD to disclose how it surveils the public, reports CNBC.

LAS’ Tina Luongo Among City & State’s Winners of the Week

Legal Aid's Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice lauded for 50-a repeal, reports City & State.

New York City Council Passes Police Reform Bills, Key Anti-Surveillance POST Act

New legislation takes on long-standing issues with NYPD misconduct, reports CNN.

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 Cautions Protesters Over NYPD’s Invasive Collection of Personal Information

Advances in technology grant police many tools in collecting personal data and DNA collection is also an issue, according The Markup.