Chilling effects of government surveillance on individuals

In the wake of reports of NYPD surveillance of Muslim communities along the East Coast, Frank Askin in New Jersey asks what legal claims the victims of surveillance might have.

There is a link between the Muslim communities and previous generations of surveillance-victims — namely those in the 60s and 70s who were surveilled for their antiwar protests.

If the surveillance can be found to have “chilling effects” on their first amendment freedoms, then its crossed the line into illegal.