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Panel Supports City’s Denial of Data on NYPD Surveillance

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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New York State Court Denies Glomar Application on FOIL Case

The Court in this case denied the New York City Police Department’s (“NYPD”) motion to dismiss. It argued that the NYPD could not evade its obligation under the Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) by invoking the federal “Glomar Doctrine” exception. The Court in this case declined to adopt the Glomar doctrine and stated that the

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Sireen Hashem v. Hunterdon Central Regional High School

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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Hashmi and Abdur-Rashid Case FOIL Profiled in The Village Voice

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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