The Policing Project at NYU School of Law welcomes today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision rejecting the “moment-of-the-threat doctrine” in evaluating claims of excessive force by law enforcement. The Policing Project filed a brief in the case on behalf of nearly two dozen law enforcement leaders, urging the Supreme Court to reach the decision it did.

The Policing Project and the Chicago Neighborhood Policing Initative have released a new step-by-step guide for implementing the Neighborhood Policing Initiative, based on lessons learned in partnership with local communities and the Chicago Police Department.

Last week, Policing Project founder and faculty director Barry Friedman delivered oral argument in our case André v. Clayton County to a panel of judges at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The new Traffic Safety For All (TS4A) coalition will coordinate and educate stakeholders on the importance of limiting low-level traffic stops and allowing law enforcement to focus on addressing offenses that are central to causing crashes and traffic fatalities.