Civil rights lawyers filed a motion asking a federal court to end the NYPD's illegal surveillance of American Muslims and establish an independent monitor to review the Department's counterterrorism efforts. WBAI's Andrea Sears speaks with Faiza Patel, Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the case and data collection.
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A recent forum at NYU's School of Law, by the Vera Institute and the Brennan Center examined how NYPD police tactics including stop and frisk are responsible for reductions in prison populations. WBAI's Linda Perry reports.
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