S.T.O.P. and our co-counsel are pursuing litigation under New York’s Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL") to compel the NYPD to produce documents requested by our client: Upturn, Inc.

Upturn originally requested the records on February 13th as part of a nationwide evaluation of how police departments use and misuse mobile device forensic tools (MDFTs), powerful devices that decrypt and download all the information on cell phone. Numerous law enforcement agencies complied with Upturn’s requests, including the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, but the NYPD refused to provide any records.