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Federal appeals court turns back challenge to disclosure of New York law enforcement disciplinary records by Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square | February 17, 2021 12:00 PM Print this article
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected an effort by unions representing New York City law enforcement, correctional officers and first responders to keep the city from disclosing their members’ disciplinary records.
The lawsuit was a response to New York state lawmakers repealing Section 50-A of the state’s Civil Rights Law last year. That move was one of several law enforcement reforms the state implemented last June after the death of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis spurred protests across the state.
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MANHATTAN (CN) The New York City Police Department “cannot bargain away” its disclosure obligations, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday as it rejected a bid by police and firefighter unions to block the publishing of thousands of officer misconduct records.
Killing the appeal in an unsigned summary order, the three-judge panel blew through claims that greater transparency would risk officers’ safety.
“Many other states make similar misconduct records at least partially available to the public without any evidence of a resulting increase of danger to police officers,” the federal appeals court wrote.
Pursuant to section 50a of the New York Civil Rights Law, police departments around the state have historically required a court order for the public to access any personnel performance records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers.