Category: Gender Discrimination

Insights on Complex Legal Challenges

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

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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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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Abuse of State PowerDec 15, 2010

Debra Lawson v. The City of New York, et al. 10 cv 5238

Debra Lawson alleges that working as an undercover in the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau’s Firearm Suppression Unit her civil rights were violated and...

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Abuse of State PowerNov 9, 2010

Lieutenant sent me sexually explicit text messages and possible photos of his genitals, cop asserts

Bronx prosecutors are investigating a cop’s accusations that a bad lieutenant sent her sexually explicit text messages and purportedly photos of his genitals. Officer...

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