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Published November 01, 2016
A federal judge rejected a settlement in two lawsuits that accused the NYPD of unlawfully spying on Muslims – until lawyers tweak the terms to give an appointed watchdog greater oversight.
In a decision made public Monday, Manhattan federal court Judge Charles Haight called for changes to be made in the settlement reached in January, in which the city agreed to appoint a civilian representative to monitor a committee that oversees intelligence investigations.
The pair of lawsuits, filed in Brooklyn and Manhattan federal courts, accused the NYPD of “religious profiling” of Muslim leaders and at mosques post-9/11.
Haight wants the appointed representative’s role strengthened, saying the NYPD had a “systemic inclination” to flout court orders.
“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.
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