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The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has appealed a state Supreme Court decision denying access to Rochester Police Department personnel records.
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NYCLU suing over police records
The New York Civil Liberties Union in partnership with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling LLP filed an Article 78 proceeding against the Rochester Police Department for constructively denying the NYCLU’s requests for records related to police misconduct under ...
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Read More »NYCLU: New data show holes in legal aid for poor
ALBANY (AP) — The New York Civil Liberties Union says data on public defenders in five counties highlights the state’s ongoing failure to provide adequate criminal defense to the poor. NYCLU is scheduled to go to trial next month in ...
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Read More »NYCLU, Ontario Co. settle public defense dispute
Ontario County is about to be dropped from a lawsuit against New York state and five of its counties for allegedly failing to provide attorneys for poor defendants in criminal matters, in violation of the state and federal constitutions. The ...
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Read More »State judge sets trial on legal aid for the poor
ALBANY — A New York State Supreme Court judge says a trial is needed to determine whether the state systemically provides inadequate staff and money for the constitutionally required defense of poor people charged with crimes. Justice Eugene Devine refused ...
Read More »NYCLU faults solitary confinement
ALBANY — The New York Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday that state prison use of solitary confinement puts more than 4,000 inmates into extreme forced isolation that deprives them of meaningful human interaction and mental stimulation, while imposing idleness that ...
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Read More »NYCLU seeks more security for electronic medical records
According to the Rochester Regional Health Information Organization, all 15 hospitals in the Rochester service area provide patients’ medical information to the Rochester RHIO health information exchange. As of 2011, over 430,000 patients in the area have given their consent ...
Read More »Civil liberties report highlights border patrol arrests upstate
In a report released on Wednesday, the New York Civil Liberties Union accused the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol of going far beyond its mandate of border protection in conducting raids on buses, trains and roads in upstate New York. ...
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Read More »NYCLU steps up for Occupy Rochester
The New York Civil Liberties Union expressed their concern on Wednesday that City of Rochester park regulations and policies run afoul of protesters’ First Amendment rights. In a letter to Mayor Thomas S. Richards, the NYCLU said it was not ...
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Read More »NYCLU report details police misuse of Tasers
A report released on Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union in New York City concluded representative New York law enforcement agencies commonly misuse and overuse Tasers, and law enforcement agencies lack sound policies, training and Taser-use guidelines.
Read More »Programs address immigrants’ rights
The Genesee Valley Chapter of New York Civil Liberties Union is cosponsoring two forums on immigrants’ rights Thursday. The first, “Who, What and Why: Immigrants Issues in the News,” will run from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 135, Basil Auditorium, St. John Fisher College.
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Read More »Rich reflects on first months as NYCLU chapter director
Not surprisingly, community organizer KaeLyn Rich said she didn’t get into her job as director for the Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union for the money, she did it because the issues the NYCLU advocates are issues she believes in and need to be addressed and rectified in society.
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