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NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules
Source: The Guardian
NYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules
Judge rejects Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to appoint civilian
monitor in cases stemming from 2011 police targeting of Muslim
communities
Mazin Sidahmed
Tuesday 1 November 2016 19.13 GMT
A judge has rejected the settlement of a lawsuit triggered by the New York City police department’s surveillance of Muslims, on the grounds that the terms did not go far enough.
The settlement ruled upon was a January resolution of two cases, which stem from 2011 revelations that the NYPD was conducting widespread surveillance of Muslims that plaintiffs argued had violated their rights.
January’s settlement resulted in Mayor Bill De Blasio agreeing to appoint a civilian monitor of the NYPD’s counter-terrorism units, pending approval by a judge.
The presiding judge in the case, Charles S Haight Jr, agreed with the overall structure of the settlement but found that the powers of the civilian representative agreed upon in the settlement did not go far enough.
“The proposed role and powers of the civilian representative do not furnish sufficient protection from potential violations of the constitutional rights of those law-abiding Muslims and believers in Islam who live, move and have their being in this city,” Haight wrote in his ruling.
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Judge rejects Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to appoint civilian
monitor in cases stemming from 2011 police targeting of Muslim
communities
Mazin Sidahmed
Tuesday 1 November 2016 19.13 GMT
A judge has rejected the settlement of a lawsuit triggered by the New York City police department’s surveillance of Muslims, on the grounds that the terms did not go far enough.
The settlement ruled upon was a January resolution of two cases, which stem from 2011 revelations that the NYPD was conducting widespread surveillance of Muslims that plaintiffs argued had violated their rights.
January’s settlement resulted in Mayor Bill De Blasio agreeing to appoint a civilian monitor of the NYPD’s counter-terrorism units, pending approval by a judge.
The presiding judge in the case, Charles S Haight Jr, agreed with the overall structure of the settlement but found that the powers of the civilian representative agreed upon in the settlement did not go far enough.
“The proposed role and powers of the civilian representative do not furnish sufficient protection from potential violations of the constitutional rights of those law-abiding Muslims and believers in Islam who live, move and have their being in this city,” Haight wrote in his ruling.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/01/nypd-muslim-surveillance-lawsuit-settlement-rejected