Sullivan v. City of New York

E.D.N.Y. Index No. CV09 5482 (direct) The NYCLU filed this lawsuit on behalf of an environmental advocate who was targeted by police and unlawfully arrested in retaliation for publicly criticizing Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro’s economic development policies and opposing his reelection.

NYCLU v. NYPD (Seeking Access to Police Shooting Incident Reports)

State Supreme Court, New York County, Index No. (direct) This lawsuit challenges the NYPD’s refusal to disclose basic facts about individual police shootings.

NYCLU v. City of Saratoga Springs (Seeking Access to Information on the Police Department's Use of Tasers)

State Supreme Court, Saratoga County, Index No. (direct) This lawsuit challenges the City of Saratoga Springs’ refusal to disclose public records concerning its Police Department’s use of Tasers.

NYCLU v. New York City Transit Authority

S.D.N.Y. Index No. 09 CIV 3595 (direct) This federal lawsuit challenges secrecy in the hearing process for people accused by police officers of offenses on New York City’s subways and buses. The secret, closed-door hearings violate the First Amendment, the New York State Constitution and the state’s common law.

Condon v. Walker (Challenge to School District Investigation into Alleged Student Travel to Cuba)

New York County, 07-406704 Supreme Court (direct)

People of the State of New York v. Taylor

State Supreme Court, Queens County, Indictment No. 1045/2000, 1012/2001 (amicus) The issue in this case is whether or not the Court should consider the history of racial bias and prejudice in the United States when deciding whether or not to stay an execution.

United States v. Quinones

U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir., No. 02-1403 (L), 02-1405(con)(amicus). At issue in this case is whether the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

People v. Harris

Kings County Indictment No. 15265/96 New York Court of Appeals, No. 80 (amicus). At issue in this case was whether the New York death penalty statute was constitutional and whether a plea bargaining provision of the statute violated the right to trial by jury.

People v. Cahill

New York Court of Appeals, No. 123 (amicus). This case, the second appeal from a death sentence under the State’s recently enacted death-penalty law to reach the New York Court of Appeals, involved claims of prejudicial pretrial publicity.

Lyles v. State of New York

N.Y. State Court of Claims, No. 105774 App. Div., 2nd Dept., No. 2002-10356 (direct). This case involves the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims to entertain damage suits against the State arising out of the unconstitutional conduct by New York State police officers.