New York City Agrees To Pay $17.5M IN Religious Head Covering Class Action Settlement

New York City agreed to a $17.5 million religious head covering settlement to resolve claims it unlawfully removed head coverings for post-arrest photographs.

The settlement benefits individuals who were forced to remove a religious head covering for a post-arrest photograph while in New York City Police Department custody between March 16, 2014, and Aug. 23, 2021.

According to the class action lawsuit, the NYPD unlawfully removed religious head coverings from detained individuals to take post-arrest photographs. These removals allegedly violated the First Amendment, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and state laws.

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