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The People’S Business: The Case For Amending New York Civil Rights Law Section 50-A, Jeffrey T. Hazelton
The People’S Business: The Case For Amending New York Civil Rights Law Section 50-A, Jeffrey T. Hazelton
Brooklyn Law Review
For more than forty years, New York Civil Rights Law section 50-a has harmed New Yorkers by shielding the release of police officers’ “personnel records,” including in the aftermath of substantiated complaints of misconduct. With the aid of numerous New York Court Appeals decisions, this statute progressively transformed from a relatively nuanced protection for testifying officers during trial, to its ultimate status as an outright bar to virtually all public disclosures. In fact, the New York Court Appeals has even held that section 50-a supersedes New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), thereby prohibiting even redacted FOIL disclosures. By prioritizing …
Prosecuting Misconduct: New York’S Creation Of A Watchdog Commission, Danielle Robinson
Prosecuting Misconduct: New York’S Creation Of A Watchdog Commission, Danielle Robinson
Brooklyn Law Review
Prosecutors play an integral role in America’s inherently adversarial criminal justice system and thus have a significant impact on the individual liberties of accused citizens. Therefore, they have long since been subject to continuous scrutiny by the public, which in turn leads to criticism of state legislatures for not addressing the issue. The state of New York attempted to meet this challenge of prosecutorial misconduct head-on as part of a multi-pronged criminal justice reform agenda with the creation of a first-in-the-nation commission on prosecutorial conduct (CPC). At this point in time, the CPC has been held unconstitutional. This note will …