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“Video Showing Student Killed By NYPD Cruiser Remains Sealed,” Christopher Robbins for Gothamist
Gothamist covers Vaccaro & White's efforts to make public the facts concerning the death of Ryo Oyamda, a Japanese student struck and killed by two NYPD officers in a police cruiser.
Village Voice: “The NYPD’s Poor Judgement With the Mentally Ill”
The death of Shereese Francis has rekindled a decades-long debate over the NYPD's treatment of the mentally ill.
Village Voice: “Family Sues to Learn Why Shereese Francis was Suffocated in Her Home by Police”
A family sues to get documents from the NYPD, who selectively leek information to the press while simultaneously denying the family's access to the very same information.
Gothamist: “Did The NYPD Suffocate A Mentally Ill Woman To Death While Trying To Cuff Her?”
Steve Vaccaro, who represents the family of Shereese Fancis, criticizes the NYPD's unjustified delays in withholding information from victims' families.
Streetsblog: Family of Mathieu Lefevre Sues NYPD for Withholding Crash Information
Rankin & Taylor attorney Steve Vaccaro has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD for refusing to release information under New York's Freedom of Information Law.