Posted on 10/31/2016 8:30:19 PM PDT by EinNYC
A federal judge has asked for additional safeguards in a landmark settlement between the NYPD and Muslims who sued the city over the departments controversial surveillance practices.
In January, Mayor de Blasio agreed to appoint a civilian lawyer from outside the NYPD to oversee the departments counterterrorism activities as part of a compromise to settle two lawsuits accusing the city of violating the rights of Muslims in the years since 9/11.
But Manhattan Federal Judge Charles Haight said the proposed settlement fell short of its stated goals, especially for a police department that had become accustomed to disregarding 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 in his ruling Monday.
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a Brooklyn Federal Court suit in June 2013 charging the Muslim surveillance program targeted people based solely on their religious beliefs.
The lawsuit named then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly as defendants.
In his ruling, Haight asked the two sides to clarify the authority of the civilian representative to ensure the NYPDs compliance with the Handschu Guidelines which governs the departments surveillance of political and religious activity and report periodically to the court.
Pay to Play.
Feral Judge does what the little bitch Feral Judge is told to do.
Saudi Arabia bought this behavior.
Has the Bush Family spontaneously burst into flames yet?
The naivete of a liberal is astounding.
The Saudi’s must be rolling on their prayer carpet laughing at what fools the Americans are. In fact it’s so easy, it’s no longer any fun.
Cut his head off and then ask for him to reconsider.
impeach the judicial bastard
These are the lunatics that get innocent people killed day in and day out.
Maybe they need to be able to legally kill anyone who insults Mohammad ... that would surely enable them to deal with the police wanting to protect us from them!
The FBI is always welcome at the church I attend, though the just missed a covered dish luncheon after preaching. I feel sure our Jewish friends would welcome FBI surveillance.
Why would Muslims not want to be surveilled?
NYPD welcome, too, but we are a long way from NY.
This is all you need to know about Muslims living in a western society.
Yeah what's with these guys? Do they enjoy being knelt down and having sacks put over their heads then feeling the blade of scimitars slice through their necks? Everything they do defies reason and common sense. They must receive a lot of Muslim donations. That's the only reason I can think of other than votes.
Non Federal, Non Judge, but sane person says: More surveillance of muslims to safeguard NYPD and the citizens they protect.
So was John Paul Stevens. Moonbat leftist Dhimmis to the core.
This judge should be disbarred and charged with Treason against the united states of America.
Americans need more safeguards to protect us from these retarded, commie ‘RAT Feral “judges”.
It would not bother me one bit if I were to read that the people who protect terrorists had their throats slit by one of these monsters.They perpetuated the actions that they eventually succumbed to.
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