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5/22/2013 | National Security

ACLU Comment on U.S. Admission to Killing Americans in Targeted Killing Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@aclu.org NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Congress confirming that the government has killed four Americans since 2010 in strikes overseas, and claiming that the government’s actions were justified. More

5/22/2013 | National Security

ACLU Comment on U.S. Admission to Killing Americans in Targeted Killing Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@aclu.org NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Congress confirming that the government has killed four Americans since 2010 in strikes overseas, and claiming that the government’s actions were justified. More

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Al-Aulaqi v. Obama

10/19/2011 - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in August 2010 challenging the government's asserted authority to carry out "targeted killings" of U.S. citizens located far from any armed conflict zone.

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