New York State Sues NYPD Over Its Handling Of 2020 Racial Justice Protests
The state attorney general's office says it has received "more than 1,300 complaints and pieces of evidence" about the police response to the protests in New York City.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department, citing "a pattern of using excessive force and making false arrests against New Yorkers during peaceful protests" that sought racial justice and other changes.
The Black Lives Matter movement and other activists organized large protests in New York and other states last year, after the Memorial Day death of George Floyd
