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In First for NYC, Bronx DA Releases List of NYPD Officers with Questionable Credibility

The Legal Aid Society calls on other prosecutors to follow suit, according to WNYC/Gothamist.

LAS Condemns City’s Failure to Comply with Disclosure Laws on Reporting Police Misconduct Data

The New York City Law Department failed to comply with Local Law 166, which requires the disclosure of all "actions, claims, complaints, and investigations” regarding civil actions alleging misconduct brought against officers, as reported by the New York Post.

Judge Slams NYPD Over ‘Smelling Marijuana Odor’ to Construct ‘Legal’ Stops and Searches

The New York Times reported on a recent decision in the Bronx where a Judge called on other jurists to scrutinize officers’ recounts where this scenario is raised in court.

Op-Ed: NYPD Disciplinary Lacks Teeth, Transparency, and Accountability

Anne Oredeko, Supervising Attorney of our Racial Justice Unit, penned an opinion piece in City Limits on the rampant problem of impunity and lack of meaningful discipline at the New York City Police Department.

LAS Decries Return of NYPD Officer with Long History of Misconduct to Full Duty

Earlier this week, an exposé in the New York Daily News revealed Schwartz’s “collars for dollars” scheme that has ensnared several of our clients and other New Yorkers on bogus DWI charges.

Eric Garner’s Family Demands Judicial Inquiry Into Mayor, NYPD

Garner’s family and advocates for police accountability have filed a petition in New York Supreme Court seeking justice and transparency.

LAS Calls on Local DAs to Review Disgraced NYPD Officers’ Caseload

Officer Schwartz's bogus arrests for DWIs were previously reported by the New York Daily News.

Bronx Cop, NYPD Sued Over Bogus DWI Arrests

Working with the New York Daily News, The Legal Aid Society exposed the Officer’s “collars for dollars” scheme which has ensnared several of our clients and other New Yorkers on false charges.

NYPD Data Shows Noncompliance with ICE Detainer Requests

The New York City Police Department received and denied 2,916 requests, according to The Daily News.

NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo Fired Over 2014 Chokehold Death of Eric Garner

Pantaleo was also completely stripped of his pension benefits, according to TIME Magazine.