...In 2016, two civil rights groups—the Color of Change and the Center for Constitutional Rights—along with the Kramer Law Center, filed a Freedom of Information Act request for documents concerning...
...Racial justice groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security to get access to something called the “Race Paper” that may provide clues to the surveillance of black activists. Why do we have...
New Jersey Muslims Reach Landmark Settlement Requiring NYPD to End Unlawful Spying Activities New York, NY – Today, a group of Muslim owned businesses, mosques, individuals, and student groups have...
Muslim leaders and their lawyers say a settlement of legal claims that the New York City Police Department illegally spied on Muslims empowers them to prevent future abuse. The deal was announced...
The NYPD has settled a lawsuit filed by Muslim groups in New Jersey over controversial surveillance practices — but cops have not admitted any wrongdoing, officials said Thursday. The city agreed to...
The New York City Police Department is revising intelligence-gathering policies and training as part of a settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the department of spying on Muslims in...
...Omar Farah, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, said the settlement exemplified the power of coordinated legal action and community mobilization while also serving as a...
The New York Police Department has agreed not to conduct surveillance based on religion or ethnicity and to listen to Muslims as it develops new training materials as part of a deal to settle claims...
New York City has reached a settlement giving Muslims a say in police training and policies, and the city agreed to pay mosques and businesses who said they were illegally targeted for surveillance...
The NYPD will pay more than $1 million in legal fees and damages, and pledge to end religious-based surveillance, as part of a settlement with New Jersey Muslims who alleged that police officers...