April 05, 2018
The New York City Police Department reached a settlement Thursday in a New Jersey federal court action brought by a coalition of the state's Muslim residents who accused the NYPD of conducting surveillance that illegally targeted Muslim Americans, with the deal requiring the police department to pay damages and enact reforms.
March 21, 2014
Muslims who allege the New York City Police Department violated their rights by spying on them at businesses and mosques appealed a New Jersey federal judge's dismissal of their lawsuit on Friday, saying they were taking the legal fight against police discrimination to the next round.
February 21, 2014
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday threw out a suit brought by Muslims who claimed the New York City Police Department's surveillance violated their rights, ruling they hadn't alleged any injury.