Battle continues over release of police disciplinary records in New York
08/18/2020
Pix11
NEW YORK — Police unions fought Tuesday to block the public release of officer disciplinary records in New York.
Repeal 50-A
Waiting compass on lawsuit that asks to reestablish Police Secrecy Law 50-A
08/18/2020
El Diario
Tuesday a hearing was held to hear the demand of several unions of fire police and correctional agents of the city of New York that request the repeal of the Police Secrecy Law (50-A) be reversed. The appearance was presided over by the judge of the Federal Court, Katherine Failla.
Meanwhile, civil rights defenders, elected officials, and members of a broad coalition of activists rejected the claim raised in a class-action lawsuit by the unions.
Cops fight against making disciplinary records public
08/20/2020
Amsterdam News
Local authorities continue to fight the public over making disciplinary records public. However, the public’s fighting back.
This week, The Legal Aid Society filed an amicus brief against the efforts of five police unions to block public access to the disciplinary records after Albany repealed Section 50-a which made records and accounts of police misconduct unavailable to civilians. In the brief, members of The Legal Aid Society state that the police’s latest attempt to block Section 50-a is emblematic of the culture cops have created.
CPR & Amici Filings - Opposing Police Unions' Request for Preliminary Injunction
Posted on August 17, 2020
On Friday, August 14th, CPR filed papers as a proposed intervenor, opposing a preliminary injunction. A dozen amicus briefs -- all opposing an injunction -- were also filed on August 14th.
Keep it in the closet: The fight over misconduct records
08/06/2020
Amsterdam News
It wasn’t even a month old and those in uniform had begun to push back.
On July 14, officials from the Police Benevolent Association, Correction Officers Benevolent Association, the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York and a host of other law enforcement unions filed a lawsuit to block New York City’s government from publishing its planned databases of police misconduct.
CPR's Intervention Motion in NYPD Misconduct Database Case
Posted on July 29, 2020
On July 28, 2020, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by five New York City police unions, as well as corrections and firefighter unions. The lawsuit seeks to block NYC from publishing officer misconduct and discipline information and roll back the repeal of Civil Rights Law § 50-a.