Tyrese Haspil Lawyers to NYPD: “Stop Parading So Called Facts”
Legal Aid Society: "The statements attributed to ‘unnamed' NYPD sources are emblematic of a culture within the police department to rush to judgment and strip individual citizens of…
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NY Court Rules Against Investigation into NYPD Abuses, Discrimination
Corey Stoughton: “This ruling is a missed opportunity to bring much-needed accountability for the NYPD’s enforcement of social distancing rules disproportionately against Black and Latinx New Yorkers." Photo:…
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS TO SUPREME COURT: HALT “PUBLIC CHARGE” RULE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Make The Road Litigation team: “As long as the Public Charge Rule remains in effect, immigrants and their families, including those who are U.S. citizens, will be deterred…
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER UNVEILS PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
Catherine Trapani, Executive Director, Homeless Services United, Inc: “Homelessness is a complex multifaceted problem that can only be solved with a comprehensive strategy. We need to break down…
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO MTA AND GOVERNOR CUOMO: WE NEED BETTER SERVICE—NOT MORE POLICE
State Senator Alessandra Biaggi: "Instead of spending $249 million on a new police force, the MTA should increase bus and train service or make much-needed repairs to our…
AS NEW YORK STATE INITIATIES BAIL REFORMS CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES $7 MILLION FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE PROGRAM EXPANSIONS
Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society: “An expansion of the Supervised Release program is key to ensuring that the most people…
CENTRAL PARK FIVE, INNOCENCE PROJECT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES PROMOTE PACKAGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS
Yusef Salaam and Kevin Richardson (Central Park Five) in a joint statement: “In the coming months, we will intensely lobby the state legislature and the governor to enact…