Paul Whelan begged your father merely to tweet about him in 2019. When I profiled Elizabeth Whelan and her efforts to free her brother a few months later, the Trump White House did not so much as acknowledge my requests for comment. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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New report out today on the George Floyd protests shows how the NYPD continues to allow its officers to beat people and lie about it… 🤦‍♂️🧵

When New Yorkers took to the streets calling for racial justice in 2020, the NYPD responded with violence. A new report from NYC CCRB details the misconduct from the NYPD, but because the NYPD has the final say on discipline, their officers have remained largely unaccountable.

.Jenn Rolnick Borchetta: “The City’s failure to hold officers accountable for brutalizing people and engaging in misconduct enables a culture and practice of police impunity.” Read the details of a NYC CCRB report urging action against police here: bit.ly/3HY1aZ3

Today, we filed two lawsuits on behalf of Bronx residents who faced racist treatment from the NYPD. Everyone has the right to feel safe and secure in their own home – but the NYPD routinely violate those rights, particularly of Black and brown people. bit.ly/3mfXxpb

So proud of my team for filing these cases today on behalf of clients challenging police violence and aggression toward Black and brown people. We're partnering with pro bono counsel including Cleary Gottlieb and other brilliant an…lnkd.in/e9gPBjbJ lnkd.in/ebtpJudp

Eric Adams’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Report Violated State Law and a Court Injunction hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-wor…

“The court’s order makes clear that the city must end its unlawful practice of providing the press with information on sealed arrest records,” Niji Jain, BxD Senior Impact Litigation Attorney. Must read from ⁦Rocco Parascandola⁩ and ⁦New York Daily News⁩ nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-er…

Every time the NYPD kills someone they release any sealed arrests that person had to media, to smear the deceased person's name as a first step in trying to avoid accountability. Not any more--nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-er…

The Tennessee Three should’ve been cheered, not subjected to votes of expulsion. Gloria Johnson survived by just one vote. Justin Jones was thrown out. The difference? He is Black. This is racist autocracy in service of the gun lobby. Shameful. Democracy is dying in Tennessee.

Three years ago today, the murder of George Floyd in broad daylight by a Minneapolis police officer sparked the largest protests against police brutality in U.S. history. George Floyd should still be alive.

Ending police abuse is an urgent priority. It requires bold and sustained commitment across all levels of government, in collaboration with communities most harmed by police violence. No more lives should be needlessly lost at the hands of police.

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action: