ALBANY – In response to reporting that Albany law enforcement is currently wielding aggressive tactics against protestors, including violently dispersing protestors while reportedly obscuring identification badges, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement from director of ch
ALBANY – The New York State Assembly joined the Senate by passing legislation to permanently and automatically restore the right of people on parole to vote in all elections.
ALBANY – The New York State legislature today passed the NY HERO Act, which will create enforceable occupational safety and health standards to protect workers, their families, and their communities from airborne disease infection and from retaliation for raising health and safety concerns.
ERIE COUNTY – Today the New York Civil Liberties Union, with pro bono counsel from Shearman & Sterling LLP, filed a lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department for unlawfully denying the NYCLU’s requests for the full slate of records related to police misconduct authorized to be disclosed
NEW YORK - Yesterday Buzzfeed published the results of an investigation into the use of Clearview AI, a frequently used facial recognition software, by police departments and public agencies across the country. The investigation revealed dozens of New York police departments and agencies across the
Among the first challenges of its kind in NYS, lawsuit demands access to life-sustaining methadone maintenance therapy for opioid use disorder in jail