New York Senate Committee Passes Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program
ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 28, 2024) – On Tuesday, a New York Senate committee passed a bill that would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage of the bill would also opt the state out of a program that allows police to...
New York Bills Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 9, 2024) – Bills introduced in the New York Assembly and Senate would create a process to sue police officers and government officials in state court for the deprivation of individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a...
New York Bills Would Ban Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 8, 2024) – Bills filed in the New York Assembly and Senate would prohibit the use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technology by law enforcement. The proposed law would not only help protect privacy in New York; it could also...