A group of civil rights lawyers has filed a lawsuit seeking to end the New York City Police Department’s program of spying on Muslim Americans. The suit alleges the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims in the tri-state area violates the landmark Handschu guidelines, which limit how police carry out political investigations. The attorneys are calling for an end to all spying on Muslims unless there is evidence of wrongdoing, and for a court auditor to oversee compliance.