LDF Files Amicus Brief Challenging NYPD's Practice of Secretly Taking DNA from New Yorkers
July 31, 2026
July 31, 2026
NEW YORK, July 31 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Files Amicus Brief Challenging NYPD's Practice of Secretly Taking DNA from New Yorkers
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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Leslie v. City of New York, a case in which the New York Police Department (NYPD) secretively took the DNA of Shakira Leslie, a Black woman, from a water cup she used w . . .
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LDF Files Amicus Brief Challenging NYPD's Practice of Secretly Taking DNA from New Yorkers
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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Leslie v. City of New York, a case in which the New York Police Department (NYPD) secretively took the DNA of Shakira Leslie, a Black woman, from a water cup she used w . . .