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September 30, 2016

New York: Undercover Officers Spied on Black Lives Matter Activists
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In New York, newly released court papers reveal the city's police
department has secretly recorded Black Lives Matter protesters since the
death of Eric Garner in 2014, sending undercover officers to
demonstrations. The disclosure came as the NYPD refused to make public
videos, photos and other records requested under the Freedom of
Information Act. Lawyers seeking the records say the surveillance could
violate the First and Fourth Amendments. They say the NYPD may have also
violated so-called Handschu guidelines, which bar the NYPD from spying
on protesters for solely political reasons. In August of 2015, The
Intercept reported that New York transit police also spied on Black
Lives Matter protesters.


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