Category: Civil Rights

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24.07.2019

Federal Appeals Court Rules Post-Arrest Suspensions of TLC Licenses Unconstitutional

TLC Drivers Suspended After an Arrest Deserve a Meaningful Hearing Drivers Can Get License Restored While Criminal Case is Pending In a decision handed down on July 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rendered a decision in the case of Nnebe v. Daus and Stallworth v.…

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12.06.2018

Taxi and ride share drivers seek legal action against their attackers

For hire drivers seeking justice as assaults rise AJ.X.Ross Tuesday, June 05, 2018 04:59PM NEW YORK (WABC) -- There is a push for tougher penalties for people who assault taxi and ride share drivers. Attorney Ali Najmi currently represents three for hire drivers violently assaulted in different parts of New…

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30.11.2016

Conviction Achieved in Bias-Related Assault

Christopher Porr, who was caught on video assaulting Gazi Rahman without provocation in Jamaica, Queens, and accused of shouting racial epithets during the assault, plead guilty to Assault in the 3rd Degree today in Queens County Criminal Court. Mr. Porr plead guilty to Assault in the 3rd Degree, a Misdemeanor,…