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This week, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) expressed its disappointment with a federal ruling that the New York Police Department's (NYPD) surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey was "a lawful effort to prevent terrorism."
Eight plaintiffs brought the suit against New York City, claiming that the NYPD infringed on their civil liberties with its mass surveillance of Muslim communities in New Jersey.
U.S. District Judge William Martini ruled in favor of the NYPD's spying program by stating, "the police could not have monitored New Jersey for Muslim terrorist activities without monitoring the Muslim community itself."