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In its strongest statement yet, the New Jersey branch of a national Muslim group says it is building a case for litigation in response to the surveillance of Muslims by the New York Police Department.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations of New Jersey said findings from the state attorney general that New York City detectives broke no laws and were not profiling during surveillance at the Omar Mosque in Paterson, at mosques and businesses in Newark, and on college campuses, have spurred the group's resolve to sue.
"Our office intends to find legal redress through litigation and ask for an immediate cessation of surveillance, an order of rights to be submitted by the court, and monetary damages for American Muslims affected," the groups stated in an email Friday.