Brendan J. Lyons reports for the Times Union that the union for New York State troopers filed a lawsuit Aug. 19 to block New York City codes that criminalize five restraint techniques used by State Police and other law enforcement agencies. The civil complaint was filed in state Supreme Court in New York City. The restraints banned by New York City include sitting, standing, or kneeling on a person's back or chest. Police agencies around the state use them, and the techniques are legal under state law. Police call them "non-violent restraining techniques." The union wants to allow the, "use {of] physical force when and to the extent he or she reasonably believes such to be necessary." The lawsuits claims the city's codes, including the bans on certain restraints, conflict with state Executive Law. Read more about this story in the Times Union.