News & Commentary written by Simon McCormack
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Simon McCormack is staff writer at the New York Civil Liberties Union and a contributing writer to Speak Freely.聽
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Jun 23, 2026
Recent Court Documents Allege Misconduct in Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Immigration Case
Sep 3, 2019
A New York Jail Forced a Trans Woman Into a Men鈥檚 Facility
Mar 14, 2019
Stop and Frisks Plummeted Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, but Racial Disparities Haven鈥檛 Budged
Dec 7, 2018
New NYPD Drone Policy Represents a Serious Threat to Privacy
Dec 5, 2018
This State Agency Is Refusing to Help a Trans Woman Who Says She Was Assaulted by Police
Oct 26, 2018
NYPD Should Not Take the Lead in Fixing New York鈥檚 Homeless Crisis
Sep 21, 2018
A Tale of Two New York Cities When It Comes to Policing
May 29, 2018
Could New York Be the Next State to Legalize Marijuana?
Apr 18, 2018
This Law Makes It Nearly Impossible to Police the NYPD
May 9, 2017
Long-Awaited Public Defense Reform Comes to New York State