June 24th marked a major victory for our clients in the “Six Imams” case, with Judge Montgomery issuing a sharply worded opinion and order which, for all intents and purposes, voided a law that would proliferate racial profiling and discrimination against minorities–particularly those of Muslim or Arab descent by extending immunity to law enforcement officers. […]
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In a decisive blow to the principles of open government, due process and protections against abuse by the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), the Appellate Division First Department ruled today that the NYPD can respond to a New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request by neither admitting nor denying the existence of
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Talib W. Abdur-Rashid v. NYPD (FOIL) The Appellate Division Decision On July 5, 2016, OTMLAW filed a motion with the highest court in New York State, The New York State Court of Appeals, seeking permission to appeal the decision to the Appellate Division, First Department. This is to fight the ruling that the NYPD can
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New York Law Journal June 3, 2016 Police properly applied a legal doctrine allowing it to refuse to acknowledge the existence of records, requested under state Freedom of Information Law, that related to surveillance programs, a Manhattan appeals court found. Read more…http://otmlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Panel- Supports-City-s-Denial- of-Data- on-NYPD-Surveillance- New-York- Law-….pdf
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The Appellate Division decided that the NYPD could use Glomar in response to FOIL requests. Read more here
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OTMLAW Filed a Prominent Employment Discrimination CaseOTMLAW filed an employment discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a Muslim, a Palestinian and an Arab who taught at a NJ High School. The lawsuit alleges, among others discrimination, harassed and retaliated based religion, race, and national origin. She was ultimately terminated. Please log on to the widely media
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Samir Hashmi V. NYPD and Abdur-Rashid cases have been profiled in the latest Village Voice Article. The two Muslim individuals, among many others, have been affected by the controversial surveillance. The New York Police Department (“NYPD”) conducted illegal surveillance against the Muslim community in the past 12 years based on its members’ faith. We filed
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Join us at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice for an event presented by the Muslim Student Association on Thursday, April 21st, 7:30PM to 9:30PM. Omar Mohammedi will be speaking as a panelist at the event which will cover the topic of Muslims in Criminal Justice.
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The NYPD has a well-documented record of spying on law-abiding Muslims, and yet refuses to acknowledge even the existence of information that relates to its controversial surveillance program. Read more..http://gothamist.com/2016/06/03/nypd_spies_like_not_us.php
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Hashmi filed a Response Brief against the NYPD. The NYPD appealed the case after the lower court denied its application to use Glomar. Read more here
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