Publication Date: 2024-11-06
Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Rights
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Naz Ahmad, CLEAR Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., City University of New York School of Law, Long Island City, NY; Shayana D. Kadidal, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY; Jennifer R. Cowan, Erol N. Gulay, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Baher Azmy, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Ellen Blain, Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Sarah S. Normand, Assistant United States Attorneys for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
For Amici Curiae 26 Religious Organizations in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Adeel A. Mangi, Jacob I. Chefitz, Sean M. Lau, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY.
For Amicus Curiae Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christina A. Jump, Samira S. Elhosary, Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, Richardson, TX.
For Amici Curiae Muslim Advocates, American-Arab Anti-Defamation Committee, American Muslim Bar Association, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus, Desis Rising Up & Moving, Muslim Bar Association of Chicago, and Project South in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Naomi Tsu, Reem Subei, Muslim Advocates, Washington, DC; Matthew E. Price, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC; Ali I. Alsarraf, Adam M. Abdel-Mageed, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL.
For Amicus Curiae Institute for Justice in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Seth M. Young, Patrick M. Jaicomo, Anya Bidwell, Institute for Justice, Arlington, VA.
Case Number: 23-733-cv
Agents Entitled to Immunity in Rights Action Over Informants in Muslim Communities