Santos v. The U.S.A., NY, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 7:21-cv-08009-PMH Document 69 Filed 07/20/22 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------X ARFHY SANTOS, THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED -againstECF CASE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM SHEEHAN, Individually, …
Commentary: Exploring Implications of the Supreme Court’s Expansion of Second Amendment Rights by Professor Douglas A. Berman by Douglas A. Berman This content was originally published on sentencing.typepad.com, as three distinct blog postings on June 23 and 24, 2022, and included several embedded hyperlinks to research referenced. The posts have …
NYPD Continues Its Longstanding Tradition of Thwarting Misconduct Investigations and Evading Accountability by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney New York City’s Police Department (“NYPD”) has been described by journalists as being worse than the CIA and FBI when it comes to record requests. According to techdirt.com, the FBI and the …
A Union Scandal Landed Hundreds of NYPD Officers on a Secret Watchlist. That Hasn’t Stopped Some From Jeopardizing Cases. by Jake Pearson After prosecutors flagged hundreds of cops caught fixing tickets for friends and family a decade ago, the officers’ work was supposed to get an extra level of scrutiny. …
News in Brief by News in Brief Britain: A court hearing at London’s highest legal body is scheduled for late June 2022, The Guardian reported. It will concern a lawsuit brought against the City of London police for allegedly wrongfully tasering a Black man on April 7, 2018. Case was …
Investigation of NY State Dept of Corrections and Community Supervision Incarcerated Individual Drug Testing Program - Jan 2022 State of New York Offices of the Inspector General Investigation of New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Incarcerated Individual Drug Testing Program January 2022 Lucy Lang Inspector General EXECUTIVE …
New York Law Review-Cruel and Unusual -Contaminated Water in NY State Prisons-Summer 2022 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK City University of New York Law Review LAW REVIEW Volume 25 Issue 2 Summer 2022 Cruel and Usual: Contaminated Water in New York State Prisons Shannon Haupt CUNY School of Law, …
State of NY OIG -Racial Disparities in the Admin of Discipline in NY State Prisons-Nov. 2022 State of New York Offices of the Inspector General Racial Disparities in the Administration of Discipline in New York State Prisons November 2022 Lucy Lang Inspector General EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The myriad manifestations of systemic …
Agnew v. NYC Dept of Correction, NY, Order to Show Cause, Prison Conditions, 2022 INDEX NO. 813431/2021E FILED: BRONX COUNTY CLERK 05/17/2022 11:24 AM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 126 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/17/2022 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF BRONX I.AS. PART 2 Matter of JOSEPH AGN EW …
Nunez v. City of New York, NY, Action Plan, Jail Conditions, 2022 Case 1:11-cv-05845-LTS-JCF Document 454 Filed 05/17/22 Page 1 of 40 OFFICE OF THE MONITOR NUNEZ, ET AL. V. CITY OF NEW YORK, ET AL. Steve J. Martin Monitor Anna E. Friedberg Deputy Monitor 178 Columbus Avenue, #230842 New …
New Yorkers With Criminal Record Struggle for Approval to Rent Homes by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh Dye It is estimated that in New York City over 750,000 residents have a criminal record. Yet, many policies and housing laws exclude people with past criminal convictions from being able to rent apartments …
Filmmaker Got Back His $69,000 ‘Stolen’ by DEA Agent, Plus a $15,000 Settlement by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead In August 2021, the U.S. Government agreed to pay Keddins Etiennes, an independent filmmaker, a $15,000 settlement, in addition to the approximately $69,000 they previously returned to Etiennes, that DEA Agent …
SCOTUS Announces § 1983 Malicious Prosecution Claim’s ‘Favorable Determination’ Requirement Satisfied by Showing Prosecution Ended Without a Conviction by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that the “favorable determination” requirement for a Fourth Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for malicious prosecution …
News in Brief by Connecticut: On Apr. 15, 2022, a Norwalk police officer of 10 years was arrested of assaulting a family member. WVIT, a news channel serving New Britain, reports that officer Jermaine Nash, 44, was arrested after a call was made to police in the mid-afternoon of the …
New York Court of Appeals: Frye Hearing Required to Determine Admissibility of DNA Evidence Generated by Proprietary Forensic Statistical Tool by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeals of New York reversed an order of the Appellate Division that had affirmed a trial court’s order denying a hearing …
Weed Now Legal in New Jersey, New Yorkers Cannot Cross State Lines With It by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott You can buy marijuana legally in New Jersey as of Thursday, April 21, 2022, one day after “World Weed Day.” Governor Phil Murphy signed into law three bills defining …
Thanks to Homeowner’s Private Security Camera Catching Cops’ Blatant Misconduct, He’s a Free Man by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Two police officers from Gowanda, New York—Sean Hotnich and Richard Cooper—claimed they got several “key details” wrong in their affidavit supporting a search warrant, as well as in their police …
Government Drones Compromise National Security, yet the NYPD Uses Them by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh Dye Drones produced by a Chinese company, Da Jiang Innovations (“DJI”), have been under scrutiny by the U.S. government for being a potential threat to national security. These same drones however, are being used by …
Bribery and Drug Charges Results in 8 Year Sentence for Former Corrupt NYPD Officer by Brooke Kaufman by Brooke Kaufman Former NYPD officer Robert Smith, 45, of Plainview, NY, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for accepting bribes and attempting to transport heroin. Smith previously called himself one of …
USA v. Seabrook, NY, Order Denying Part, Federal Fraud, 2022 Case 1:16-cr-00467-AKH Document 439 Filed 04/15/22 Page 1 of 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------- X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ORDER DENYING HABEAS PETITION IN PART AND ORDERING ADDITIONAL BRIEFING IN PART V. NORMAN SEABROOK, …
