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Advocates Demand Next DA Vacate Convictions Involving Corrupt Cops

Criminal justice reform groups are seeking a commitment from candidates for the Manhattan District Attorney's office to overturn cases involving NYPD officers convicted of a crime, reports Gothamist/WNYC.

Queens DA Must Review Cases Tied to Three Recently Indicted NYPD Officers

The Exoneration Project, The Legal Aid Society, and Queens Defenders are calling for relief in matters involving officers charged with various federal crimes, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

Listen: Brian Lehrer Talks Vacating Convictions Involving Corrupt Cops

Lehrer discussed The Legal Aid Society's call to vacate convictions in cases where 22 unreliable NYPD officers played essential roles.

LAS Slams NYPD’s Inadequate Training on First Amendment Rights

Police academy training focuses on ways to justify protester arrests, according to a cache of internal documents obtained by The Intercept.

LAS: District Attorneys Must Vacate Convictions Involving 22 Corrupt NYPD Officers

Advocates are demanding immediate remedy for all convictions caused by law enforcement officers convicted of crimes or who are otherwise unreliable, as reported by Gothamist/WNYC.

LAS Demands Answers Over Continued Police Targeting of Massage Businesses

Advocates say the City's new prostitution policy of non-prosecution doesn’t mean the NYPD will stop making arrests, according to The Guardian.

LAS Secures $750K Settlement for Client Shackled During Labor by NYPD

The lawsuit, brought with co-counsel Emery Celli, was filed on behalf of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested when she was more than 40 weeks pregnant and shackled during and after labor, as reported by CNN.

LAS Shares Crucial #KnowYourRights Information for Protesters

Ahead of a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, The Legal Aid Society is providing guidance for New Yorkers who may choose to protest, according to the Democrat and Chronicle.

NYPD Officer Who Used Illegal Chokehold Forced to Retire

Detective Fabio Nunez, who employed an illegal chokehold and a taser without provocation, was found guilty by the NYPD and forced into retirement, reports the New York Daily News.

LAS, Debevoise Sue City and NYPD for Illegal Arrests for Low Level Offenses

The Legal Aid Society and Debevoise are demanding justice for illegal arrests during last summer's protests, reports The Washington Post.