The New York City Bar Association has joined a chorus of groups calling on elected officials in Albany to repeal a state law that shields records related to police misconduct, which critics say has helped fuel distrust in police.

New York is one of three states with specific laws for protecting officers, but the state’s transparency watchdog, the New York State Committee on Open Government, has said New York’s law is the most secretive in the country.

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