Following nationwide protests, federal, state and local lawmakers across the country have considered adopting legislation aimed at addressing racial inequalities in policing and modernizing longstanding police strategies,...more
Earlier this week, in response to a nationwide outcry for police reform, the New York Legislature repealed Civil Rights Law ยง 50-a, a decades-old statute that largely prohibited the disclosure of police disciplinary records....more
On December 11, 2018, the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision (over two dissenting opinions) addressing public access to police personnel and disciplinary records. The Court held that certain personnel records sought...more