“This settlement not only brings an end to those practices,” she said, “but also ushers in critical reforms to address future discriminatory practices.” Marlen Bodden, a lawyer at the Legal Aid Society’s special litigation unit, which worked on the case with the firm Winston & Strawn, said in a statement that the agency had long engaged in “egregious misconduct” that led many Black and Latino people to be falsely arrested “when they simply were using the restroom during their commutes.” The Port Authority Police Department has now agreed to end plainclothes bathroom patrols, update sensitivity trainings for new officers and improve the process for filing complaints against officers, according to a settlement reached this week.