Federal Trial Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging NYPD’s Spying on Muslim Americans
New York—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. Today, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the New York City Police Department’s broad surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey. In a summary 10-page opinion, and without oral argument, the case was dismissed for lack of standing and because the court considered plaintiffs’ claims of discrimination from NYPD’s Muslim surveillance program not “plausible.” Muslim Advocates and the Center for…
