Leading Groups Stand Strong With American Muslims in Appeal of NYPD Spying Lawsuit

Last night, dozens of organizations and individuals representing diverse interests and faiths filed amicus briefs in support of a lawsuit challenging the blanket surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey by the New York Police Department (NYPD). Late last week, Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed a federal district court’s dismissal of the case, Hassan et al v. City of New York, and demanded that the NYPD stop violating American Muslims’ rights by targeting them for surveillance. 

• • Amicus Brief of Americans for Separation of Church and State
  • Amicus Brief of the Brennan Center
  • Amicus Brief of ACLU-NJ et al
  • Amicus Brief of Korematsu et al
  • Amicus Brief of Reporters Committee
  • Amicus Brief of AALDEF et al
  • Amicus Brief of Law Enforcement Organizations
  • Amicus Brief of Religious Liberty Groups

• 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) 
• American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
• The American Humanist Association
• Americans United for Separation of Church and State
• Arab American Association of New York (AAANY) 
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) 
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice — Asian Law Caucus (ALC) 
• The Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey
• The Auburn Theological Seminary
• Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
• The Bill of Rights Defense Committee
• Brennan Center for Justice
• The Central Conference of American Rabbis
• Chris Burbank (Salt Lake City Chief of Police)
• The Council of Islamic Organization of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
• Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) 
• DRUM — South Asian Organizing Center (formerly Desis Rising Up and Moving) 
• Eric Adams (Brooklyn Borough President)
• The Garden State Bar Association
• The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
• Holly Yasui (Daughter of Minoru Yasui)
• The Hindu Temple Society of North America
• Imam Mahdi Association of Marjaeya (IMAM)
• Interfaith Alliance Foundation
• The Islamic Shura Council of Southern California
• The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
• Jay Hirabayashi (Son of Gary Hirabayashi)
• Karen Korematsu (Daughter of Fred Korematsu)
• Latino Justice PRLDEF
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
• The Muslim Alliance in North America
• Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition (MACLC) 
• Muslim Bar Association of New York (MuBANY) 
• Muslim Congress
• Muslim Consultative Network (MCN)
• Muslims for Peace
• Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) 
• Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) 
• The National Council of Jewish Women
• The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC)
• National Lawyers Guild — New York City Chapter (NLG-NYC) 
• National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) 
• The National Religious Campaign Against Torture
• New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association (NJMLA) 
• North Jersey Media Group Inc.
• The Northern California Islamic Council
• Project SALAM (Support and Legal Advocacy for Muslims) 
• The Queens Federation of Churches, Inc.
• The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Shia Rights Watch (SRW) 
• The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• The Sikh Coalition
• South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) 
• Ta’leef Collective
• T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
• The Union for Reform Judaism
• The Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of New Jersey
• The Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA)
• Universal Muslim Association of America Advocacy (UMAA Advocacy)
• The Women of Reform Judaism