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U.S. Terror List Now Exceeds 900,000 Names (02/27/2008)
WASHINGTON – With the size of U.S. terrorist watch lists growing to absurd proportions – now in excess of 900,000 names – the American Civil Liberties Union today unveiled a new “ACLU Watch List Counter” intended to make vivid just how bloated and dysfunctional those lists have become.

ACLU Letter Concerning Mukasey's Testimony Not to Comply with Contempt Citations (02/19/2008)
The American Civil Liberties Union is writing to express our concern about Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s recent testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, in which he claimed the Department of Justice is not obliged to pursue a prosecution of criminal contempt against members of the Executive Branch who invoke executive privilege in refusing to provide testimony or documents to Congress. As you know, the House last week voted to approve contempt citations against White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers for refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas regarding the firing of several United States attorneys.

ACLU Letter to the House Strongly Urging Members to Vote No on S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act (02/14/2008)

ACLU Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the State Secrets Privilege (02/13/2008)

Letter to the Members of the House from House Energy and Commerice Committee Urging Rejection of Telecom Immunity (02/11/2008)

Congressional Progressive Caucus Letter to the President Rejecting Telecom Immunity (02/07/2008)

The President is Trying to Legalize His Illegal Spy Program: Congress Should Just Say ‘No’ (02/06/2008)

ACLU Fact Sheet: Amendments to Senate FISA Bill Regarding Immunity for Telecommunications Companies that Facilitated Warrantless Wiretapping (02/04/2008)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging No Votes On Any Bill That Would Authorize Warrantless Wiretapping or Grant Immunity to Telecoms (02/04/2008)