NYPD Is Accused of Abuse in N.Y. Lawsuit Over BLM Protests
- State attorney general seeks ruling to bar excessive force
- Suit pits two of the state’s top Democrats against each other
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New York state’s top law enforcement official sued New York City’s police department and Mayor Bill de Blasio over officers’ treatment of people protesting racial injustice after the death of George Floyd last May.
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed the civil rights lawsuit on Thursday, less than a month after the mayor vowed to adopt stricter police oversight following an internal investigation by the city that discovered widespread instances of excessive force by the New York City Police Department.