Muslim Defense Project of the National Lawyers Guild New York City Chapter

07/28/2023

https://apnews.com/article/newburgh-four-terrorism-sting-fbi-compassionate-release-62065491755cf80766aaab46410cdeff

Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Thursday deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust.”

09/08/2016

The su***de amid a culture of hazing could lead to punishment or charges against 20 officers and enlisted leaders, officials said Thursday.

05/31/2016

In a written decision issued last Friday, a City University of New York (CUNY) disciplinary committee exonerated Sarah Aly and Thomas DeAngelis, two Brooklyn College students charged with violating the “Henderson Rules” for taking part in a February 16 “mic check” at a meeting of faculty council. Th...

04/26/2016

April 26, 2016 —  The New York Civil Liberties Union Central New York Chapter today denounced the decision by the New York Tactical Officers’ Association to feature a keynote speaker at its annual expo who has been labeled an "extremist" and "anti-Muslim” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

04/05/2016

"Most are terrified and crying about what will happen to them if they are sent back.”

04/04/2016

Family & Friends Parole Campaign

04/04/2016

All forms of resistance to Israeli occupation - both violent and non-violent - are deemed illegitimate.

04/01/2016

A 20-year-old Muslim woman was slashed in the face in downtown Manhattan on Thursday in a possible hate crime.

03/30/2016

On Sunday, April 3, EFF will co-host a free workshop on surveillance self-defense with a series of local grassroots groups in New York and Brooklyn. The workshop will be open to the public, though particularly structured for activists supporting social movements.

03/30/2016

Judge rules "reasonable doubt" after Israeli soldier caught on video shooting wounded Palestinian in the head.

03/30/2016

On March 30, 2016, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) submitted a regulatory challenge to the IRS requesting an investigation into the charitable status of the Jewish National Funds (JNF) on grounds of discrimination and contravention of U.S. policy. The JNF enjoys tax-exempt status as a charitable or…

03/30/2016

After falling in love with an FBI informant, a 21-year-old Michigan man was accused by federal prosecutors of supporting the Islamic State.