Tag: Press Release

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Illustration of Angel L. Estrella In Front of NYPD Headquarters
BlogJun 19, 2026

Unproven Charges, Real Punishment: Retired NYPD Officer Sues City Over Alleged Discriminatory Post-Retirement Retaliation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Lawsuit alleges NYPD withheld earned time, denied retirement credentials, restricted retired identification, and impaired firearm-related employment opportunities after choosing not...

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Total Victory
BlogJun 17, 2026

First Department Unanimously Affirms Decision Rejecting Attempt to Disqualify Civil-Rights Attorney Eric Sanders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Appellate Division Rejects Effort to Remove Sanders From Separate Discrimination Case, Finding No Substantial Relationship, No Significantly Harmful Information, and Waiver...

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Question the Stop. Lose the Shield
BlogJun 16, 2026

Question the Stop. Lose the Shield.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NYPD allegedly passed the arrest up the chain instead of voiding it, denied DAT treatment, and watched the OGA charge fall...

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Slims Florentino Wearing NYPD Recruit Uniform
BlogJun 15, 2026

Bad Method of Flirting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Former NYPD recruit alleges Academy supervisors sexualized a male recruit’s alleged assault, falsely framed it as domestic violence, and then...

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False Allegations Career Stallers for Male NYPD Officers
BlogJun 5, 2026

NYPD Sergeant Sues City and Commissioner Tisch, Alleging NYPD Kept Domestic-Violence Accusation Alive After Not-Guilty Finding to Block Promotion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Verified Complaint alleges post-exoneration gender discrimination, arrest-record discrimination, retaliation, and unlawful refusal to restore promotion path after DCAS allegedly confirmed...

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Image Emulating Andrea M. Kess - What legal rights?
BlogJun 3, 2026

Former East Hampton Officer Andrea M. Kess Sues Town and PBA, Alleging They Punished Her for Opposing Discrimination While Protecting Male Officers Accused of Serious Misconduct

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Verified Complaint alleges the Town and PBA transformed protected EEOC-related disclosures into union discipline, departmental charges, and termination while male...

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Ignored Outcries
BlogMay 31, 2026

The Names Changed. The IAB Playbook Did Not.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New human-rights complaint alleges NYPD replaced Internal Affairs leadership after the Maddrey/Epps scandal while continuing to ratify a contaminated Headley-driven case...

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Replication - Group of Hispanic Female NYPD Police Officers Supporting Each Other
BlogMay 25, 2026

NYPD Officer Alleges Retaliation After Reporting Sexual Harassment Inside Transit District 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   The Sanders Firm, P.C. Files Civil-Rights Action on Behalf of NYPD Officer Donna Y. Castillo-Diaz Alleging Race and National Origin...

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Amrit P. Singh v. The City of New York, et al.
BlogMay 24, 2026

Sealed, Recanted, Terminated: Former NYPD Officer Sues Over Career-Ending Discipline

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Lawsuit alleges NYPD used dismissed and sealed criminal allegations, recanted statements, and gender-based domestic-violence stereotypes to terminate him.   New...

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