New York State Attorney General Letitia James has sued the New York Police Department. Photo / AP"We found a pattern of deeply concerning and unlawful practices that the NYPD utilised in response to these largely peaceful protests," James said at a news conference announcing the lawsuit. James, a Democrat, was tasked by Governor Andrew Cuomo with investigating whether NYPD officers used excessive force to quell unrest and enforce Mayor Bill de Blasio's nightly curfew. New York City Police facing off with activists during a protest march in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. James' lawsuit is the second major legal action to stem from the NYPD's handling of the protests.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 14, 2021 20:49 UTC