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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 […]

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