New York – Judge Orders Release of NYPD Intelligence on RNC Arrests

New York, NY – The city may appeal a judge's ruling that would let the public see documents describing intelligence gathered by police to help create policies for arrests at the 2004 Republican National Convention, a city lawyer said.

U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis IV made the ruling Friday. It concerned 600 pages of documents related to information the New York Police Department says it relied upon in deciding how to handle the arrests.
Francis stayed his ruling for 10 days, and Peter Farrell, a city lawyer, said the city was considering an appeal.

The city had contended that disclosing the contents of the documents would jeopardize the city's rights to a fair trial in lawsuits that claim the city violated constitutional rights in arresting more than 1,800 people at the convention. [1010 WINS]