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Council on American-Islamic Relations New York, Zarmeen Azam, and Shajnin Howlader v. City of New York, Assistant Chief at Patrol Ruel R. Stephenson, Sergeant Joseph M. Spalding, and New York Police Department Officers John Doe #1-10

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 20, 2026No. 1:25-cv-01936Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------X COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS NEW YORK, ZARMEEN AZAM, and SHAJNIN HOWLADER, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiffs, 25 Civ. 1936 (NRB) - against - CITY OF NEW YORK, ASSISTANT CHIEF AT PATROL RUEL R. STEPHENSON, SERGEANT JOSEPH M. SPALDING, and NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS JOHN DOE #1-10, Defendants. -------------------------------------X NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE This case arises out of the removal of the hijabs of two individual plaintiffs, Zarmeen Azam and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Brown v. Daikin America Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
  4. Connecticut Parents Union v. Russell-TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2021
  5. Katz v. MorgenthauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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