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NYPD Ignores Some Rules on Political Spying
The NYPD regularly violates rules to safeguard constitutional rights in political investigations — especially in Muslim communities, according to a new report. Aug 23, 2016
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NYPD Surveillance Settlement Was 40 Years in the Making
The NYPD has settled two lawsuits that alleged it illegally spied on Muslims after 9/11. But the roots of the case date back to the Vietnam War era. Jan 8, 2016
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NYPD Moves To Settle Lawsuits Over Muslim Surveillance
NYPD agrees to modify rules regarding its counter-terrorism investigations. Jan 7, 2016
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NYPD Terrorism Commissioner Says Protecting City Requires "Balance"
The head of NYPD's counter-terrorism unit says there's a balance between protecting the public from attacks and not invading people's privacy or infringing on their rights. Nov 4, 2015
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Muslim New Yorkers Sue over NYPD Surveillance
A group of Muslim New Yorkers is suing the NYPD over police surveillance in mosques and Muslim organizations. The federal lawsuit alleges that the NYPD violated the constitution by ta... Jun 18, 2013
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NJ AG Holds First Muslim Outreach Meeting
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa met with Muslim leaders on Wednesday in Newark as part of a Muslim Outreach Committee set up in the wake of the news that the NYPD had surve... Sep 5, 2012
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NJ AG to Host 1st Meeting of Muslim Task Force
New Jersey's attorney general is hosting the first meeting of a task force he created in the wake of revelations that the NYPD was conducting surveillance of New Jersey Muslims. Sep 4, 2012
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Muslims Say NYPD Surveillance Is Already Changing Behavior
Reports of the NYPD’s surveillance program targeting Muslim student groups, businesses and mosques across the region have provoked outrage, even as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other o... Feb 29, 2012
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White House Helps Pay for NYPD Muslim Surveillance
The Obama administration said Monday it has no control over how the New York Police Department spends millions of dollars in White House grants that helped pay for NYPD programs that ... Feb 27, 2012
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NYC Defends Monitoring of Muslims, Says It Was Legal
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly offered robust defense of a secret police department effort to monitor mosques and Muslim businesses and student groups in ... Feb 25, 2012