Author: Eric Sanders

Insights on Complex Legal Challenges

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

Abuse of State PowerMay 16, 2012

Federal Judge Grants Class Action Status for NYPD Stop and Frisk Lawsuit

A federal judge on Wednesday granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tactics, saying she was disturbed by...

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Abuse of State PowerMay 6, 2012

Working Undercover Under Strain

Of the 120 or so undercover officers in the Organized Crime Control Bureau, which runs most of the department’s undercover operations, there is widespread...

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Abuse of State PowerApr 16, 2012

Three Black Detectives Accuse Unit of Treating Blacks Like ‘Animals’

Top supervisors of an elite NYPD anti-gun unit allegedly handled white suspects with kid gloves while treating blacks like “animals” deserving of a bullet...

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BlogApr 13, 2012

Former Black Warehouseman Says Working at D’Arrigo Bros. Was No ‘Bowl of Fruit’

New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a federal lawsuit that D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of New...

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Social Media Password Debate
BlogMar 26, 2012

Are Employers Violating Civil Rights Laws by Requesting Your Facebook Password?

Executive Summary   This article argues that employer demands for private social-media access—especially Facebook passwords, compelled logins, and equivalent coercive workarounds—have moved from a...

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BlogFeb 22, 2012

NYPD Football Cops Going to Trial

Two female NYPD officers’ disciplined for tossing football with young boy while on their post are now heading to Trial. “This is yet another...

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Abuse of State PowerJan 12, 2012

NYC Parks Employee Arrested for ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Incident

The NYPD arrested New York City Parks Department employee Fariz Ahmemulic, 28, yesterday afternoon in connection with the December 20, 2011 ‘Hangman’s Noose‘ incident....

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Abuse of State PowerJan 6, 2012

Bronx Parks ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Victim Files $15 Million Dollar Notice to Sue

Anthony Crum says working at the New York City Parks Department is no walk in the park. The claim alleges that on December 20,...

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Abuse of State PowerDec 23, 2011

NYPD Lawyer Says She Was Denied Promotion Due to Pregnancy

THE NYPD is being sued by one of its own lawyers claiming she lost out on a promised promotion because she was pregnant. “Why...

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