NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — A judge ruled on Wednesday that New York City can move forward on an agreement to transform the way the NYPD responds to large demonstrations and protesters after throwing out arguments from the police officers’ union that claim the new practices would make the city less safe for cops and the public.
US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the New York City Police Benevolent Association’s (PBA) motion rejecting the agreement lacked merit. The reforms, a result of the Payne v. de Blasio settlement, has now been entered by the court and will go into effect.
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In this settlement, NY Attorney General Letitia James, in conjunction with the Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union, formed an agreement to resolve lawsuits filed by a variety of bodies regarding the NYPD’s alleged wrongful arrests and excessive use of force against protestors in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement during the summer of 2020.