11 Facts About Tahanie Aboushi

Tahanie Aboushi is a Palestinian-American civil rights lawyer and partner at The Aboushi Law Firm in New York City with two of her siblings.

Tahanie Aboushi was a Democratic candidate for Manhattan District Attorney in the June 2021 Democratic primary election, finishing third in the primary.

Tahanie Aboushi was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York after her parents immigrated from Palestine to the United States.

Tahanie Aboushi is the sister of Los Angeles Chargers offensive guard Oday Aboushi.

Tahanie Aboushi received her Bachelor in Science degree in Legal Studies from St Johns University and received her Juris Doctor degree in 2009 from Syracuse University College of Law.

In 2010 Tahanie Aboushi founded The Tahanie Aboushi Law Firm where she handled notable civil rights cases.

Tahanie Aboushi sued the New York City Police Department for violations of religious rights after police officers had forced women who were being criminally arraigned to remove their hijabs for mugshots while in police custody, in one case in the presence of inmates and other officers.

Tahanie Aboushi represented three women involved in separate cases claiming their religious rights were violated, and in 2018 the women received $60,000 each in the settlement with New York City.

Tahanie Aboushi represented a 21-year-old woman who was hospitalized after being shoved to the ground by a New York City police officer during a May 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Brooklyn.

Six months later, Tahanie Aboushi filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, the officer, the officer's supervisor who witnessed the incident, and the New York City Police Department.

Tahanie Aboushi announced her campaign for New York County District Attorney in January 2020.