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Insights on Complex Legal Challenges

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

BlogAug 2, 2011

FAA Investigates Detective’s Allegations About Safety Concerns in the NYPD Aviation Unit

A NYPD detective with more than 10 years experience in helicopter maintenance says he was driven out of the Aviation Unit for questioning aircraft...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 30, 2011

Hempstead Police Official: I’m being forced to quit

Willie R. Dixon, until recently the second-in-command of Hempstead Village’s police department, plans to retire on July 22 — the result, he says, of...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 25, 2011

NYPD Cop Sues Department for $175 Million Dollars

An NYPD officer claims in a lawsuit that he may be forced to retire due to a hand injury he sustained during a brutal...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 6, 2011

NYPD Sergeant Alleges Male on Male Sexual Harassment

A NYPD sergeant has filed a complaint that claims he’s being sexually harassed by his male boss. Sgt. Nelson Fernandez, a nine-year NYPD veteran,...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 2, 2011

NYPD Cop Alleges Boss Sexually Harassed Her

A city cop claims a lieutenant texted her a photo of his penis and then put her on a foot post after she turned...

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BlogApr 29, 2011

Officers who faced charges after fatal shooting of Gilberto Blanco in Brooklyn could be cleared soon

Two cops hailed as heroes and then brought up on departmental charges after a fatal shooting in Brooklyn could soon be in the clear....

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BlogApr 28, 2011

British Are Coming to Fight Cancer; an Officer Is Cleared

At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the fatal shooting of a day laborer by Officer Dawn Ortiz of the New York City police more than two...

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Abuse of State PowerApr 2, 2011

NYPD Officer Sues Counterterrorism Chief Alleging Sexual Harassment

A married NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau chief carried on multiple affairs with female subordinates at a Queens precinct while sexually terrorizing a female cop who...

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Abuse of State PowerFeb 23, 2011

Retired NYPD Narcotics Detective called a ‘Nappy-Headed Ho’ Settles Lawsuit Against the City for $130K

A former NYPD narcotics detective called a “nappy-headed ho” by her sergeant will receive $130,000 from the city to settle her federal suit. The...

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