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Letter to the Senate on H.R. 5005, the National Homeland Security Act and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (09/12/2002)

Letter to the House on H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (07/24/2002)

Letter to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on S. 2452, the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (07/23/2002)

Coalition Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to the Broad Freedom of Information Act Exemption in the Homeland Security Act (07/12/2002)

Letter to the House Government Reform Committee Urging Support on Amendments to H.R. 5005 to Make Homeland Security Department Open and Accountable (07/10/2002)

Testimony on the President's Proposal for a Homeland Security Department, "The Homeland Security Act of 2002," Before Congressional Committees (06/25/2002)

Letter to the Organization of American States on Military Detentions and Tribunals (06/06/2002)

Interested Persons Memo: Analysis of Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (06/06/2002)
On May 30, 2002, Attorney General Ashcroft released new Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations. Sweeping away protections that have been in place since the 1970s, the new Guidelines allow the government to spy on domestic groups even when there is no suspicion of wrongdoing.

Interested Persons Memo: Brief Analysis of Proposed Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (05/30/2002)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Timothy Edgar on Applying the War Powers Resolution to the War on Terrorism Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (04/17/2002)

Letter to President George W. Bush Regarding the Defense Department's 3/21/02 Issuance of the "Military Commission Order No. 1" (04/16/2002)

Interested Persons Memorandum Regarding the "Military Commission Order No. 1" (04/16/2002)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Tim Edgar on S. 1749, The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration (04/12/2002)

Myths and Realities on Fairness of Military Commission Trials (04/04/2002)

Testimony of National Capital Area Executive Director Johnny Barnes on DC Surveillance Cameras Before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on the District of Columbia (03/22/2002)

Testimony of Washington National Office Director Laura Murphy Before the United States Sentencing Commission (03/19/2002)

Letter to Congressional Leadership on Respecting the Limits of Military Force Authorization (02/07/2002)

Testimony of ACLU President Nadine Strossen on National Security and the Constitution (01/24/2002)

Letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on the Use of Military Tribunals (01/15/2002)

Testimony of ACLU President Nadine Strossen on Department of Justice Oversight Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (12/04/2001)