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CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

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

Jarrett Murphy | February 2, 2023

“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 1,800 protesters in a single day, most of whom were demonstrating peacefully.”

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

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

Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez | February 22, 2022

‘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 racist underpinnings.’

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

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

Rachel Tao | July 4, 2020

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

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

Jarrett Murphy | September 12, 2019

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 spectrum of beliefs.

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

Jarrett Murphy | July 5, 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 New York City.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: NY Legislators Ought to Protect Student Press Freedom

Batoul Saleh | April 26, 2018

‘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.’

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: NY Cops Could Violate Drivers’ Rights with Textalyzer

Donna Lieberman | January 31, 2018

‘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 their phones, all without a warrant.’

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Video: Time for More Transparency on NYPD Data Gathering?

Jarrett Murphy | May 17, 2017

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.

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

Josmar Trujillo | March 17, 2017

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.

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