NYCLU: Livery Car Program = NYPD Harassment
Civil libertarians want a federal judge to prevent cops from questioning and frisking passengers who are pulled from livery cars and taxis during an NYPD program aimed at preventing robberies. Our...
View ArticleNYPD Tops City's Tort Payouts
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Daily News City Hall Bureau The city paid out $135 million to settle claims made against against the NYPD last year - a soaring 71% jump in settlements against the department from a...
View ArticleDocument Drop: Anti-Mosque Sentiment In NYS
The New York Civil Liberties Union today released a briefing paper examining the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment and anti-mosque activities throughout New York State. Religious Freedom Under Attack: the...
View ArticleNYCLU: Make Ray Kelly's Schedule Public
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly's schedule should be made public, the New York Civil Liberties Union said in a lawsuit filed today. Our Rocco Parascandola reports: Requests for Kelly's schedule have...
View ArticleDocument Drop: NYCLU Says Cops Overuse Tasers
A report out today from the New York Civil Liberties Union argues that cops across the state are "consistently misusing and overusing Tasers." The study analyzes 851 Taser incident reports from eight...
View ArticleNYCLU Sues DA Cy Vance For Drug Patrol Info
The NYCLU is going after Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office for information about its "Trespass Affidavit Program," which lets the NYPD regularly patrol private apartment buildings. The...
View ArticleDocument Drop: NYCLU, OWS, Zuccotti Park
The Occupy Wall Street protests have quieted down, but the legal fallout continues. Here, for your consideration, is a Criminal Court amicus brief from the New York Civil Liberties Union regarding...
View ArticleNYCLU: Testimony Shows NYPD Surveillance Of Muslims Didn't Net Investigative...
The New York Civil Liberties Union today put out testimony it says shows that the NYPD's controversial surveillance of Muslim communities didn't actually result in any leads in a terrorism...
View ArticleFederal Judge Calls Mass Arrests During 2004 Republican National Convention...
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Sullivan has ruled the NYPD unlawfully arrested and fingerprinted hundreds of protesters in lower Manhattan during the 2004 Republican National Convention -- a...
View ArticleDocument Drop: Thinking Inside "The Box"
Whether you call it solitary confinement, extreme isolation or spending time in "The Box," the New York Civil Liberties Union says sequestering prisoners leads to damaging outcomes. Last year, the...
View ArticleDeveloping: NYPD Stop And Frisk Unconstitutional?
A key part of the NYPD’s controversial “stop and frisk” tactic has been ruled unconstitutional. Our Gearty and Brown are on this developing story: UPDATE: READ THE (VERY LONG) RULING AFTER THE JUMP!...
View ArticleReaction Roundup: NYPD Stop-And-Frisk Ruling
Earlier, I put up an excerpt of our story on today's ruling regarding the NYPD's stop and frisk procedures as related to the department's only-in-the-Bronx "Clean Halls" initiative, plus Judge Shira...
View ArticleNew York City Council Hearing Probes Alleged Racial Profiling At Barneys and...
The CEOs of Barneys and Macy’s didn’t show up for a City Council hearing Wednesday to probe allegations of racial profiling against black customers at the stores. Corporate reps declined to attend the...
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