Islamic groups are taking the police department to court over alleged cases of Muslim surveillance. NY1’s Dean Meminger spoke with two men who say officers unlawfully spied on them. He filed the following report. Members of the Muslim community want to know what the New York City Police Department knows about them . “We have […]
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Hashmi filed a lawsuit against the NYPD to challenge the use of Glomar response to FOIL request
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OTMLAW represents both Mr. Talib W. Abdur-Rashid and Samir Hashmi in the matter of Abdur Rashid v. NYPD and Hashmi v. NYPD. The two judges presiding over the cases reached conflicting decisions regarding the NYPD’s assertion of Glomar theory in response to the two men’s FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) requests. Oral argument on both cases
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Talib Abdur Rashid and Samir Hashmi say police denied them access to their own files, claiming the documents are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information law. In separate actions filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the men said the department’s denial was illegal because it did not provide a detailed, specific justification for the
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Fordham Law School and the Association of Muslim American Lawyers (AMAL) co-sponsored a program on Islamic Finance on Monday, February 7, 2011. Managing Partner, Omar T. Mohammedi, Esq. and Monem A. Salam, of Saturna Capital, were the featured panelists. Click Here for more information. The panel was a great success as only standing room remained.
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