civil liberties Archives

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Feb 2023

Opinion: If NYC Hosts the Democratic Convention, It Must Do Better Than ’04—At Protecting Free Speech

“In 2004, the Republican National Convention came to New York City. Outside, the NYPD perpetrated some of the worst offenses against civil liberties in the city’s history. Cops rounded up…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

22

Feb 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Reining in the NYPD’s Use of Surveillance Technologies

‘Contrary to Mayor Eric Adams’ recent rhetoric, there is no technology that will de-bias and constitutionalize stop and frisk. Tech-washing harmful political strategies will not transform those strategies beyond their…

ByElizabeth Daniel Vasquez 0Comments

04

Jul 2020

Opinion

Opinion: A Side Effect of COVID-19 Could be Weaker Civil Liberties

‘Those in power are willing to be extremely broad in their use of COVID-19 as a justification for bending certain legal protections.’

ByRachel Tao 1Comment

12

Sep 2019

Justice

NYPD Anti-Terror Boss Says Domestic Threats Require New Legal Tools

Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism and Intelligence John Miller says the threat to New York has evolved from spectacular plots directed by large ‘terrorist bureaucracies’ to lone-wolf attacks across a broad…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

05

Jul 2019

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: The State of NYC’s Civil Liberties in 2019

New York Civil Liberties Union executive director Donna Lieberman joined WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show on Wednesday for a special Independence Day Eve discussion of where civil liberties stand in…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

26

Apr 2018

Opinion

CityViews: NY Legislators Ought to Protect Student Press Freedom

‘The passage of this legislation would allow me and my staff members, along with the rest of New York student journalists, the right to practice democracy and be civically engaged.’

ByBatoul Saleh 0Comments

31

Jan 2018

Opinion

CityViews: NY Cops Could Violate Drivers’ Rights with Textalyzer

‘If the bill becomes law, drivers across the state would be faced with the choice of surrendering their license, or giving police officers access to sensitive personal information contained on…

ByDonna Lieberman 1Comment

17

May 2017

Justice Video

Video: Time for More Transparency on NYPD Data Gathering?

A city councilmember and civil-liberties lawyer discuss a move to increase oversight of the growing array of eavesdropping technologies employed by local law enforcement.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

17

Mar 2017

Opinion

No Backspace: NY’s Rules for Policing Political Activity Still Need Tightening

Imagine a world where a federal judge has to tell civil liberties lawyers that they’ve conceded too much to the NYPD. Don’t imagine it. You’re living in it.

ByJosmar Trujillo 3Comments

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