(WASHINGTON, DC, 1/11/2024) – On Friday, Jan. 12, Justin Sadowsky, an attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is scheduled to deliver an oral argument in the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of Saadiq Long, a Muslim from Oklahoma who, after finally being removed from the federal government’s No-Fly List, remains on the broader federal terrorism watchlist.
MEDIA ADVISORY: The argument is scheduled to take place on Friday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. in the Alexandria Courtroom 600, 401 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314, before District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff.
CONTACT: CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Justin Sadowsky, 646-785-9154, jsadowsky@cair.com; CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas, 720-251-0425, gabbas@cair.com; Adam Soltani, CAIR-OK Executive Director, asoltani@cair.com, 405-248-5853; Nicole Baumann, CAIR-OK Advocacy Coordinator, nBaumann@cair.com, 918-805-1191
NOTE: CAIR recently presented oral arguments at the US Supreme Court in Fikre v. FBI, a case arising out of Yonas Fikre’s illegal placement on the FBI’s secret No Fly List.
BACKGROUNDER:
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Saadiq Long is a Muslim man placed on the federal terrorism watchlist. Long’s placement on the watchlist disrupts both his work and his ability to travel. He’s challenging the constitutionality of the watchlist on due process and equal protection grounds. The government has moved to dismiss, claiming that the watchlist is essentially immune from judicial review.
CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Justin Sadowsky, 646-785-9154, jsadowsky@cair.com; CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas, 720-251-0425, gabbas@cair.com; Adam Soltani, CAIR-OK Executive Director, asoltani@cair.com, 405-248-5853; Nicole Baumann, CAIR-OK Advocacy Coordinator, nBaumann@cair.com,
918-805-1191