Legal Opinion
Al-Amin v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 14, 1997No. CV-95-4365 (RJD)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEARIE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are four African-American Muslims who were arrested and issued summonses for unlawful vending on several occasions in 1994 and 1995. Plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 for violation of their rights under the First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, and pursuant to New York Civil Rights Law §§ 40-c and 44-a for racial and religious discrimination. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the New York City vending law (“General Vendors Law”) as applied to them is unconstitutional. The complaint also alleges false arrest and…
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