NAACP Statement on the New York State Legislature's Vote to Repeal 50-a
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
NEW YORK, June 11 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on June 9 by Policy Counsel Katurah Topps:
Regarding the New York State Legislature's vote to fully repeal Section 50-a of New York's civil rights law, which allowed police departments across the state to conceal officer disciplinary and misconduct records from the public:
"We commend the New York State Legislature's decision to repeal 50-a, which protected officers who . . .
Regarding the New York State Legislature's vote to fully repeal Section 50-a of New York's civil rights law, which allowed police departments across the state to conceal officer disciplinary and misconduct records from the public:
"We commend the New York State Legislature's decision to repeal 50-a, which protected officers who . . .