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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.

LAS Shines Light on NYPD’s Reckless Facial Recognition Program

A recently released email shows the use of facial recognition software was ordered by NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau, reports the New York Post.

LAS Secures Dismissal for Client Placed in Illegal Neck Hold by NYPD

Sircarlyle Arnold was arrested and put into a knee-on-neck hold, the same technique used in the killing of George Floyd, reports the Queens Daily Eagle.

NYPD Is Using Controversial Facial Recognition Software

Documents obtained by The Legal Aid Society through a FOIL settlement reveal police have been using Clearview AI technology on unsuspecting New Yorkers, as reported by Bronx News 12.

LAS Decries Irreparable Damage Caused by NYPD Detective’s Lies

The Brooklyn DA is moving to vacate convictions involving an NYPD detective with a documented history of misconduct and substantiated incredibility findings, reports The New York Times.