“By creating a Muslim exception to the bedrock principles of - TopicsExpress



          

“By creating a Muslim exception to the bedrock principles of equality and religious freedom, the lower court opinion signals that Muslims are to be second-class citizens. The Constitution prohibits singling out an entire faith for discriminatory policing, simply because a handful of totally unrelated adherents committed criminal acts. Painful historical lessons remind us that courts should not sanction such overt discrimination by law enforcement, even in times of fear. - Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Baher Azmy on todays court argument urging an appellate court to reverse a district court’s dismissal of Hassan v. City of New York, a lawsuit brought by Muslim Advocates and CCR challenging the NYPDs blanket surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey. bit.ly/1IH5JOJ
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:04:42 +0000

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