Report: NYPD Assisted in Creating Facial Recognition Technology by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss IBM and the New York Police Department (“NYPD”) collaborated on the development of the computer giant’s facial recognition technology, The Intercept has revealed. The program began in 2008 when IBM used the threat of possible terrorist …
New York City Cops Using Supposedly Sealed Arrest Records by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Since 1976, arrests in New York that do not result in convictions are supposed to be sealed. Sealed meaning inaccessible through any background checks or public records, anywhere. This is meant to ensure that citizens …
$384 Million Paid Out by New York City in Last Five Years for Police Misconduct by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna New York City police misconduct continues to cost New York taxpayers a lot of money. In the past five years, New York City has paid out $384 million in …
ACLU Report: A Tale of Two NYCs When It Comes to Policing by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A September 2018 report by the New York American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) argues that the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) continues to target minority communities by following a broken-windows theory …
Second Circuit Announces Prisoners Have First Amendment Right Not to Snitch or Provide False Information to Prison Officials by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In its opinion issued on May 9, 2018, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a prisoner has a First Amendment right …
New York Court of Appeals: Excited Utterance Must Be Based on Personal Observation to Be Admissible as Exception to Hearsay Rule by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The New York Court of Appeals reversed a conviction in which an “excited utterance” overheard in the background on a 911 call ostensibly …
Second Circuit Denies NYPD Qualified Immunity for Use of Military-Grade Acoustic Weapon on Peaceful Protesters by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dealt the New York Police Department a blow in its attempt to avoid liability for using an acoustic weapon developed …
Brooklyn, New York’s Top Prosecutor Opens Door for Expungement of Pot Convictions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has announced that he will accept applications from thousands of individuals to erase their low-level marijuana convictions in a program unveiled in September 2018. He said his …
Second Circuit Rules Police Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity After Failing to Comply With Terms of Material Witness Warrant by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the detention of a prospective material witness for 18 hours in a holding cell …
D.K. V. Teams, NY, Order, Physical Abuse-Disabled, 2018 Case 1:16-cv-03246-PAE Document 354 Filed 10/31/18 Page 1 of 3 USDCSDNY DOC UMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC#: ------- -UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FILED: DATE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------ D.K., by her Guardian L.K.; Z.O., by her Guardian B.M.; and 8.R., by …
Jackson v. City of New York, et al., NY, Judgment, Excessive Force on Off-Duty Cop, 2018 Case 1:11-cv-03028-PKC-SMG Document 130 Filed 10/02/18 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 3725 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------x LARRY JACKSON, Plaintiff, JUDGMENT 11-CV-3028 (PKC) (SMG) - against JESUS TELLADO, …
New York, Faced With Millions in Payouts for Prosecutorial Misconduct, Becomes First State to Create Oversight Commission by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna New York Governor Mario Cuomo has signed a bill that many hope will rein in prosecutorial misconduct. New York, with 250 exonerations since 1989, has paid out …
Fired Director of New York’s Criminal Forensic Science Division Alleges ‘Catastrophic’ DNA Errors by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The former director of forensic science at the New York Department of Criminal Justice Services (“DCJS”) said the Office of Forensic Science (“OFS”) made three “catastrophic” DNA identification errors and falsified …
D.K. V. Teams, NY, Contempt Order, Physical Abuse-Disabled, 2018 Case 1:16-cv-03246-PAE Document 329 Filed 09/24/18 Page 1 of 3 Case 1:16-cv-03246-PAE-DCF Document 326-1 Filed 09/ UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK D.K., by her Guardian L.K.; Z.O., by her Guardian B.M.; and B.R., by her Guardian …
Eric Schneiderman Pushed Laws Opposing Abuse of Women as He Stands Accused of Abusing Them Himself by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Eric Schneiderman, who resigned as New York’s Attorney General May 8, had a record of supporting legislation and criminal law enforcement to protect women from sexual abuse. However, …
NY Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of DWI for Improper Breathalyzer Refusal Warning by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Court of Appeals of New York found that a driver’s eventual consent to a breathalyzer test was “coerced” and involuntary after police waited more than two hours to ask him …
NY Court of Appeals Holds Trial Court’s Failure to Advise Defense of Jury Note Contents Constitutes Reversible Error by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Court of Appeals of New York held that a trial court’s failure to make the defendant aware of the content of notes by the jury …
Plainclothes Officers, 6 percent of NYC Police Force, Involved in 31 percent of Fatal Police Shootings by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Recently published information shows that plainclothes officers, who make up about 6 percent of the New York Police Department (“NYPD”), are involved in 31 percent of New York …
PrimeCare Medical of New York Inc., Re: Proposal for Comprehensive Services - Putnam County, 2018 Putnam County Correctional Facility Inmate Health Care Services RFP – 7-18 Table of Contents ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RFP ................................................... 3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................................................... 4 COMPANY PROFILE .................................................................................................................. 5 PRIOR EXPERIENCE …
NYSBA Electronic Coursebook - FOIL 2018 I N E W Y O R K S TAT E B A R A S S O C I AT I O N NYSBACLE CLE Course Materials Note: Complete course materials are also distributed in electronic pdf format online in advance of the …
