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ACLU campaigns are focused efforts by our legal, legislative and communication staffs to further the organization's mandate to protect civil liberties.
Keep America Safe & Free
Illegal government spying, indefinite detention without charge or trial and government-sponsored torture programs after 9/11 transcended the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security. There has never been a more urgent need to restore individual freedoms, due process rights and our system of checks and balances. Learn More
Real ID
The Real ID Act creates a federal identity document that every American will need in order to fly on commercial airlines, enter government buildings, open a bank account, and more.
It creates huge administrative burdens for state governments, while providing only minimal federal funds for implementing its onerous requirements. At the same time, it does nothing to combat terrorism, and puts us at greater risk for invasions of privacy and identity theft.
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Accountability For Torture
We are finally beginning to learn the full scope of the Bush administration's torture program. Government documents show that hundreds of prisoners were tortured in the custody of the CIA and Department of Defense, some of them killed in the course of interrogations. Justice Department memos show that the torture policies were devised and developed at the highest levels of the Bush administration. Learn More
11/5/2009 | Detention
Senate Votes Against Barring Funding For Federal Court Prosecutions Of 9/11 Cases
11/5/2009 | LGBT Discrimination
Administration Will Testify Before Senate On Landmark Employment Non-Discrimination Act
11/6/2009 | Torture
DOJ letter attaching FBI analysis of Guantánamo interrogation tactics (annotated)
11/6/2009 | Torture
State Department Office of War Crimes Issues tasker to compare federal district courts, U.S. military courts, and military commissions for OLC review and for discussion at September 26, 2001 meeting
11/4/2009 | Detention
