Muslim Group Files Landmark Suit Challenging NYPD Surveillance in Northeast

DemocracyNow.org - Eight American Muslims from New Jersey have filed a federal lawsuit calling on the New York City Police Department to stop its surveillance and intelligence-gathering program that targets Muslim and Arab communities. Under the controversial program, New York City police officers monitored the daily life of Muslims in the tri-city area and across the Northeast -- including where people ate, prayed and even where they got their hair cut. We speak to Glenn Katon, Legal Director at Muslim Advocates, the group that filed the lawsuit. "When the NYPD says basically all Muslims are suspect, it seems clear to us that that violates equal protection of the law," Katon says.