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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Oct 18, 2016

The Government Has Been Using the Border as a Dragnet to Pressure People Into Becoming Informants

Mohamedou Slahi: Released from Guantanamo

Oct 17, 2016

Finally Free: ‘Guantánamo Diary’ Author Released After 14 Years Without Charge

Slide from Gov. Cuomo's Reimagining "New York's Crossings" Presentation

Oct 11, 2016

When Minority Report Becomes New Yorkers' Reality

Oct 7, 2016

The Six Key Questions for the Obama Administration and Companies About Yahoo’s Cooperation With the NSA

Oct 6, 2016

ACLU Lawyers Will Get to Question Ex-CIA Officials in Torture Case

Oct 4, 2016

New Documents Reveal Government Effort to Impose Secrecy on Encryption Company

Sep 23, 2016

Unprecedented and Unlawful: The NSA’s 'Upstream' Surveillance

Sep 19, 2016

Why President Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden

Sep 14, 2016

Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden. Today We’re Launching a Campaign to Make It Happen — and We’ve Got a Lot of Help.

Aug 26, 2016

NYPD Ignored Court-Imposed Rules While Spying on American Muslims