Law Firms Push New York to Drop Police Misconduct Report Shield

June 9, 2020, 12:25 AM UTC

Leaders of 30 major law firms in New York are urging the “swift repeal” of a provision of the state’s civil rights law that they say keeps police misconduct records hidden from the public.

Larren Nashelsky, chair of Morrison & Foerster, led the group in signing a letter asking New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders to quickly repeal Section 50-a of the New York State Civil Rights Law. The group also includes representatives of Sullivan & Cromwell; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

The letter comes amid nationwide ...

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