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UNIFORMED FIRE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION v. DE BLASIO

Nos. 20-2789-cv(L), 20-3177-cv(XAP).

UNIFORMED FIRE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK; POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC., CORRECTION OFFICERS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC., SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, LIEUTENANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, CAPTAINS ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION, DETECTIVES' ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. BILL DE BLASIO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, CITY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, DANIEL A. NIGRO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CYNTHIA BRANN, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DERMOT F. SHEA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, FREDERICK DAVIE, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CHAIR OF THE CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD, CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD, Defendants-Appellees, COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

February 16, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ANTHONY P. COLES , DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY; Courtney Gilligan Saleski , DLA Piper LLP, Philadelphia, PA, FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS-CROSS-APPELLEES.

ELINA DRUKER , Scott Shorr , Richard Dearing , for James E. Johnson , Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY, FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES.

TIFFANY R. WRIGHT , Howard University School of Law, Washington, DC ( Alex V. Chachkes , Christopher J. Cariello , Rene A. Kathawala , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, on the brief); Baher Azmy , Darius Charney , Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY, FOR INTERVENOR-DEFENDANT-APPELLEE-CROSS-APPELLANT.

Aaron Marks , Joseph M. Sanderson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS.

Chris A. Hollinger , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul Wooten , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY; Joe Greenbaum , Arthur Ago , John Fowler , Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC; Jin Hee Lee , Ashok Chandran , NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY; Juan Cartagena, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York, NY, FOR AMICI CURIAE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC., LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF, LAW FOR BLACK LIVES.

Molly K. Biklen , Christopher Dunn , New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Jamie L. Wine , Lawrence E. Buterman , Samir Deger-Sen , Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.

Andrew C. Quinn , The Quinn Law Firm, P.L.L.C., White Plains, NY, FOR AMICI CURIAE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS, AFFILIATED POLICE ASSOCIATIONS OF WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.

Katie Townsend , Bruce D. Brown , The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, DC FOR AMICI CURIAE THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, 31 NEWS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS.

David L. Kornblau , Russell M. Squire , Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE JUSTICE COMMITTEE INC.

Joel D. Bertocchi , Brian S. Fraser , Akerman LLP, New York, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION PARTNERSHIP.

Joel M. Cohen , Shireen Barday , Katherine M. Marquart , Maya H. Nuland , Sarah L. Segal , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, NY; Julie Hamilton , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Denver, CO, FOR AMICI CURIAE GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY, TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER.

Pamela S.C. Reynolds , Littler Mendelson, P.C., Fairport, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE NEW YORK STATE BLACK, PUERTO RICAN, HISPANIC & ASIAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS.

Jeffrey P. Mans , Law Office of Jeffrey P. Mans, Albany, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE NEW YORK STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UNION, DISTRICT COUNCIL 82, AFSCME, AFL-CIO.

James B. Tuttle , The Tuttle Law Firm, Clifton Park, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE THE POLICE CONFERENCE OF NEW YORK, INC.

Roger W. Bradley , Elizabeth A. Genung , Melvin & Melvin, PLLC, Syracuse, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE SYRACUSE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC.

Richard S. Corenthal , Paul K. Brown , Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine LLP, Melville, NY; Nathaniel G. Lambright , Blitman & King LLP, Syracuse, NY FOR AMICUS CURIAE NEW YORK STATE PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan , Anthony P. Badaracco , Dorsey & Whitney LLP, New York, NY, FOR AMICI CURIAE FORMER PROSECUTORS ALVIN BRAGG, TARYN MERKL, CHIRAAG BAINS, NATHANIEL AKERMAN, G. MICHAEL BELLINGER, RICHARD F. ALBERT, ROLAND G. RIOPELLE, ISABELLE A. KIRSHNER, ALEXANDER RIAS, LAUREN-BROOKE EISEN, XAVIER DONALDSON.

Sean Murphy , Kamel Aitelaj , Milbank LLP, New York, NY, FOR AMICI CURIAE COMMON CAUSE/NEW YORK, REINVENT ALBANY, CITIZENS UNION, BETANYC.

Alex J. Kaminski , Davis & Ferber, LLP, Islandia, NY FOR AMICI CURIAE SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE CONFERENCE, INC., SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC., METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC:, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

PRESENT: AMALYA L. KEARSE, PIERRE N. LEVAL, RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., Circuit Judges.

SUMMARY ORDER

RULINGS BY SUMMARY ORDER DO NOT HAVE PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. CITATION TO A SUMMARY ORDER FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007, IS PERMITTED AND IS GOVERNED BY FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 32.1 AND THIS COURT'S LOCAL RULE 32.1.1. WHEN CITING A SUMMARY ORDER IN A DOCUMENT FILED WITH THIS COURT, A PARTY MUST CITE EITHER THE FEDERAL APPENDIX OR AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE (WITH THE NOTATION "SUMMARY ORDER"). A PARTY CITING TO A SUMMARY ORDER MUST SERVE...

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