Constitutional Rights Archives

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has demonstrated independence to investigate law enforcement agencies. Pictured at a press conference announcing an investigation of the Mount Vernon Police Department on 8 Dec. 2021, but U.S. Attorney Williams has yet to commit to touring Rikers Island before a Federal judge decides on the contentious issue of Federal receivership for the troubled jail complex. U.S. Attorney's Office/SDNY/YouTube/Fair Use

May 18, 2022

After deaths continue at Rikers Island, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has yet to commit to visiting the troubled jail complex

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has yet to visit Rikers Island before a Federal Judge rules on the issue of receivership for the jail complex.

The refusal by U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss to step down is blocking the rise of the first Black nominated to head SDNY. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (YouTube/Fair Use)

July 15, 2021

Audrey Strauss still mum about stepping down, as Biden White House under increasing pressure to name reformers as U.S. Attorneys

Audrey Strauss remains mum about stepping down, even as the Biden White House comes under increasing pressure to appoint reforms as U.S. Attorneys.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14) solicited assistance from her political supporters to engage in a coördinated campaign to flag her critics on the Twitter social media platform for censorship. Photograph by Ståle Grut, cropped from original (CC BY-SA 2.0)

February 7, 2021

AOC rallies supporters to engage in coördinated campaign to flag Twitter and Facebook critics for censorship

Photographs included in the Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief show abuses by the New York Police Department and examples of injuries suffered by some of the participants in the George Floyd-inspired anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests of 2020. Office of the New York State Attorney General (Fair Use)

January 14, 2021

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss mum as State Attorney General Letitia James seizes moral authority to sue the NYPD over Constitutional rights violations

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss is in hiding following having been trashed in Letitia James’ Federal lawsuit for apparently countenancing NYPD’s Constitutional rights abuses.

Shopkeepers in Jackson Heights, Queens, prepared on 5 June 2020 for potential riots by boarding-up small businesses operating alongst 37th Ave. in Queens. Despite irrational fears, looters have a right to assemble. Progress New York/File Photograph

December 31, 2020

EDITORIAL : Looters have a right to assemble, too

The NYPD appear to target activists by imposing “burdens” based on ideology, for example on looters. But looters have a right to assemble, since First Amendment rights are not qualified by ideology.

The New York City Department of Investigation has released a report that is critical of the NYPD's actions that led to Constitutional rights violations during the George Floyd protests. NYCDOI (Fair Use)

December 26, 2020

After NYC Department of Investigation issues blistering report about NYPD Constitutional rights violations, Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss remains mum about police accountability

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss remains mum after DOI issued a critical report about Consitutional rights violations by NYPD during George Floyd protests.

The police were the subject of complaints of using harsh arrest tactics against anti-facism protesters, whilst making no arrests of pro-Trump supporters during disruptive demonstrations on Sunday. Source : Marni Halasa

November 3, 2020

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss won’t say how long she will continue to ignore videos allegedly showing NYPD police brutality and Constitutional rights violations

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss won’t say how much longer she will ignore videos allegedly showing NYPD brutality and misconduct.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, denying allegations that the social media giant was engaged in on-going censorship, an assertion that was disputed by the New York Post and Progress New York. C-Span (Screen Shot) (Fair Use)

October 29, 2020

Twitter and other social media honchos testified before a U.S. Senate committee, as separate acts of censorship continue against the New York Post and the C’est Vrai app

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, answering questions about the censorship of The New York Post as Republicans escalate scrutiny over social media giants. CEO’s of Facebook and Google also testified.

A protester taken into custody by NYPD during the 29 Aug 2004 protest against the Republican National Convention in New York City. Source : Progress New York/Archive Photograph

October 19, 2020

At SDNY, decades of looking the other way as commended partner NYPD continue to engage in a pattern or practise of violations of Constitutional and civil rights

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York countenances systemic violations of Constitutional and civil rights by the New York Police Department.

October 16, 2020

Twitter censored the C’est Vrai app after the social media giant made an extortious demand to control tweet content

Twitter censored the C’est Vrai app’s programming privileges after Progress New York refused to allow the social media giant to control tweet content. C’est Vrai is a Web application that provides computer-assisted research services to Progress New York. The tweet content that was the subject of controversy represented public service journalism delivered over social media.