Is sending a secret informant into a mosque in search of terrorists proactive policing -- or is it a violation of worshipers' civil rights?
That's the question a federal judge will have to answer, after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Council of American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit on February 22, 2011 in Los Angeles against the FBI, according to the Huffington Post website.
The suit charges the FBI targeted Muslims for surveillance based solely on their religious affiliation, thus violating their constitutional rights.
The lawsuit says the FBI's Los Angeles office paid Craig Monteilh, an Irvine, Calif. resident, to "indiscriminately collect" phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and other personal information on hundreds or even thousands of Muslims in Southern California.
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