News & Commentary about National Security

The ACLU’s National Security Project is dedicated to ensuring that U.S. national security policies and practices are consistent with the Constitution, civil liberties, and human rights.

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Jun 17, 2026

The Downsides of "Deterrence"

Chad Marlow, ACLU, Allie Bohm, NYCLU, and Matthew Libby, playwright from the Data the Play x ACLU talkback on March 18, 2026

Mar 26, 2026

How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State

Jan 22, 2026

Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom

City councilmembers in Oak Park Village IL debating ALPR

Jan 16, 2026

Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance

Dec 22, 2025

Secure Messaging and AI Don’t Mix

High-angle aerial shot of a small motorboat.

Dec 18, 2025

Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.

A police car behind a car it has pulled over alongside a highway

Nov 24, 2025

New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency

U.S. Army Soldiers standing in formation.

Nov 18, 2025

Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops from American Cities

Nov 13, 2025

Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell

Nov 4, 2025

Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”