Tag: New York City Police Department

Insights on Complex Legal Challenges

Strategic perspectives on civil rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, police misconduct, retaliation, and institutional accountability.

BlogJan 3, 2013

NYPD Football Cops Found Not Guilty

Two female NYPD officers’ disciplined for tossing football with a young boy while on their post were found ‘Not Guilty’ of misconduct by the...

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BlogApr 29, 2011

Officers who faced charges after fatal shooting of Gilberto Blanco in Brooklyn could be cleared soon

Two cops hailed as heroes and then brought up on departmental charges after a fatal shooting in Brooklyn could soon be in the clear....

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BlogApr 28, 2011

British Are Coming to Fight Cancer; an Officer Is Cleared

At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the fatal shooting of a day laborer by Officer Dawn Ortiz of the New York City police more than two...

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Abuse of State PowerFeb 23, 2011

Retired NYPD Narcotics Detective called a ‘Nappy-Headed Ho’ Settles Lawsuit Against the City for $130K

A former NYPD narcotics detective called a “nappy-headed ho” by her sergeant will receive $130,000 from the city to settle her federal suit. The...

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BlogJan 3, 2011

Two cops who won honors in ’08 shooting now under fire over incident

Two cops honored after the fatal shooting of a crazed man who was waving a metal chair have been slapped with disciplinary charges in...

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Abuse of State PowerDec 15, 2010

Debra Lawson v. The City of New York, et al. 10 cv 5238

Debra Lawson alleges that working as an undercover in the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau’s Firearm Suppression Unit her civil rights were violated and...

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