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New York Police Act With Impunity During Protests
Article • September 15, 2020 • from CLN October, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Protests, Immunity/Liability
New York Police Act With Impunity During Protests by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Critics say the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) is responding to protestors of George Floyd’s May 25, 2020, death with increased violence and no fear of repercussion. Accusations have been made of beatings, pepper spraying, …
New York State Police, Trooper Thomas S. Victor Letter of Censure, 2020
Publication • September 11, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police/Govt Misconduct
New York State Police, Trooper Thomas S. Victor Letter of Censure, 2020 4 w RK ATE State Police ANDREW M. CUOMO KEITH M. CORLETT Governor Superintendent September 11, 2020 Trooper Thomas S. Victor New York State Police Middletown, NY LETTER OF CENSURE Dear Trooper Victor: On April 7, 2020, you …
Jones v. Stanford, NY, Memorandum and Order, Social Media Ban, 2020
Brief • September 9, 2020
Filed under: Internet
Jones v. Stanford, NY, Memorandum and Order, Social Media Ban, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-01332-RJD-SJB Document 37 Filed 09/09/20 Page 1 of 20 PageID #: 417 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------X VERNON JONES, VLADIMIR KRULL, THOMAS MITCHELL, COMPTON MOHABIR, and CORYDON UMBER, Plaintiffs, -againstTINA M. STANFORD, Esq., …
Jones v. Stanford, NY, Memorandum and Order, Social Media Ban, 2020 (1)
Brief • September 9, 2020
Filed under: Internet
Jones v. Stanford, NY, Memorandum and Order, Social Media Ban, 2020 (1) Case 1:20-cv-01332-RJD-SJB Document 37 Filed 09/09/20 Page 1 of 20 PageID #: 417 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------X VERNON JONES, VLADIMIR KRULL, THOMAS MITCHELL, COMPTON MOHABIR, and CORYDON UMBER, Plaintiffs, -againstTINA M. STANFORD, …
Ellis v. City of Buffalo, NY, Complaint, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, 2020
Brief • September 8, 2020
Filed under: Police
Ellis v. City of Buffalo, NY, Complaint, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, 2020 !FILED: ERIE COUNTY CLERK 09/08/2020 04:19 Pij NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 INDEX NO. 809973/2020 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/08/2020 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT : COUNTY OF ERIE BRANDON P. ELLIS as Guardian of the Person and Property of CHELSEA …
Montanez v. City of Syracuse, NY, Memorandum-Decision and Order, Sexual Acts, 2020
Brief • August 31, 2020
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Montanez v. City of Syracuse, NY, Memorandum-Decision and Order, Sexual Acts, 2020 Case 6:16-cv-00550-BKS-TWD Document 195 Filed 08/31/20 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MALEATRA MONTANEZ, Plaintiff, 6:16-cv-00550 (BKS/TWD) v. CITY OF SYRACUSE, POLICE OFFICER CHESTER D. THOMPSON, and POLICE CAPTAIN THOMAS GALVIN, …
Activists Seek Accountability by Pushing NYC to Make Footage From Traffic Cams Available for Archiving
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Protests, Video Cameras
Activists Seek Accountability by Pushing NYC to Make Footage From Traffic Cams Available for Archiving by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney NYC Mesh is a free community owned internet service provider in New York City that is operated by a group of activists. The activists’ new project involves archiving hundreds …
Extending the Surveillance State During the Pandemic
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, COVID-19, Police State-Surveillance, Warrantless Searches
Extending the Surveillance State During the Pandemic by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Police departments are using the coronavirus pandemic to expand their use of surveillance tools in the name of public health and safety. Privacy advocates are concerned about the encroachment of the carceral state on civil liberties, …
New York Police Continue Pattern of Arrests of Low-Level Crime During COVID-19 Crisis
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Racial Profiling
New York Police Continue Pattern of Arrests of Low-Level Crime During COVID-19 Crisis by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Arrest statistics and eyewitnesses seem to show that the New York City Police Department is continuing its pattern of making low-level arrests for non-violent crime in low income areas of the …
Second Circuit: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Applies on Per-Offender, not Per-Count Basis
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: Mandatory Electronic Monitoring, Child Online Protection Act (COPA)
Second Circuit: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Applies on Per-Offender, not Per-Count Basis by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that 18 U.S.C. § 3013 provides for an assessment to be applied on a per-offender basis, not a per-count …
Second Circuit Announces Categorical Approach Applies to State Convictions for Sentencing Enhancement Determination Under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B)
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Felony Drug Offense
Second Circuit Announces Categorical Approach Applies to State Convictions for Sentencing Enhancement Determination Under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B) by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 8, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit announced that federal courts are directed to use the categorical approach “to identify …
New York Police Act With Impunity During Protests
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: Protests, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified
New York Police Act With Impunity During Protests by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Critics say the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) is responding to protestors of George Floyd’s May 25, 2020, death with increased violence and no fear of repercussion. Accusations have been made of beatings, pepper spraying, …
News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: A series of racist and anti-Muslim posts on social media allegedly has ties to a private group of active and retired San Jose Police officers calling themselves 10-7ODSJ, a reference to the police code for “off duty,” mercurynews.com reports. In June 2020, four of them …
Report Finds NYPD Officers Accidentally Deploy Tasers 25% of the Time
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers
Report Finds NYPD Officers Accidentally Deploy Tasers 25% of the Time by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A recent report found that officers in the New York Police Department (“NYPD”) fired their Tasers 995 times in 2018. Of those incidents, 224 times the use of the Tasers was unintentional. Retired …
New York State Police, Incident Review for Trooper Alfonso I. Burke, 2020
Publication • July 8, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police/Govt Misconduct
New York State Police, Incident Review for Trooper Alfonso I. Burke, 2020 \ Involved Member(s): Trooper Alfonso I Burke Case~ Type: Incident Review Case Nlumber: DCN2020-0077 Finding: Unfounded Complainant: Jn,;p. 11 Rev 6110 Personnel Complaint Work Sheet I Type: IR Initiated By: Iincident Date: 2/7/20 I Detail ~ Troop Sub …
The Death of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, New York City Board of Correction, 2020
Publication • June 23, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Transgender, Failure to Protect (Transgender)
The Death of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, New York City Board of Correction, 2020 NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF CORRECTION1 The Death of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco 1991-2019 June 23, 2020 Authored by Kate McMahon, Deputy General Counsel. Special thanks and acknowledgment to all Board staff and others who assisted or advised …
No Trust Between Police and Communities They Patrol
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: Police/Govt Misconduct
No Trust Between Police and Communities They Patrol by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The $14 billion invested in police equipment and community policing in the U.S. has not helped instill trust and camaraderie between the police and black communities, says writer and activist Philip McHarris, in an article published …
DNA Database of NYC’s Chief Medical Examiner Plagued with Errors
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, junk science
DNA Database of NYC’s Chief Medical Examiner Plagued with Errors by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Darrell Harris was arrested for a home burglary that occurred in December 2018. A detective from the New York Police Department (“NYPD”) told Harris his DNA had been recovered from a window of the …
Perjurous New York City Cop Sentenced to a Single Day in Jail
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: Perjured Testimony
Perjurous New York City Cop Sentenced to a Single Day in Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Pedro Barbosa lives in New York City. Michael Bergmann is a former New York City cop who was fired from the force for providing false testimony in court that could have sent …
Aggressive NYPD Police Tactics Spreading COVID-19
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Warrantless Searches
Aggressive NYPD Police Tactics Spreading COVID-19 by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Like a scene out of Will Smith’s movie, Legend, one of the most iconic visual images during the New York City lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 is a photo of a lone policeman on horseback …
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