Topic: New York Civil Liberties Union

The New York Police Department could soon be virtually frisking residents and visitors for concealed weapons from as far as 80 feet away - without...
Cops arrest an average of one student a day in city schools - nearly always a black or Hispanic boy, newly released data shows.. . The New York...
In any language, the NYPD wants permission to search your home.. . Three years after the NYPD starting using English and Spanish "consent to...

Editorial: Well, shoot!

Common sense says New York is right to bar every Tom, Dick and Mary from carrying concealed handguns without a permit - and a federal judge has ...
More than 800 detailed New York Police Department reports on incidents of officers firing at civilians could be disclosed within months.. . City ...
Forgot your insurance card? Don't worry, your palm will do.. . In the latest sign of a paperless society, a Manhattan hospital is reading patients'...
Correction: Eyes in the Sky storyIn an Aug. 14 story about government usage of satellite and aerial surveillance, The Associated Press reported the New York Civil Liberties Union has filed lawsuits opposing the New York Police Department's Real Time Crime Center ...

ALBANY’S DNA EXPANSION: A Foolproof Solution?

On June 1st, amid talk of teacher layoffs, hospital closings, and MTA cuts, Gov. David Paterson took to a microphone in Manhattan and announced the All Crimes DNA Bill, which he described as " In fact, alternative versions of the DNA expansion were ...
NYCLU says database with names, addresses of people stopped and frisked is illegal, sues NYPDThe New York Civil Liberties Union says a database with the names and addresses of hundreds of thousands of people stopped, questioned and frisked by police is illegal ...

The Irony of It All...

As if you haven't heard me talk about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enough lately. The New York Civil Liberties Union recently filed suit under New York law with respect to a breastfeeding mother who states that she was ...