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Nov 28, 2017
DC Court to Hear ACLU Challenge to Military Detention of American Held for Over 2 Months
WASHINGTON — A federal district court will hear oral argument Thursday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody for over 2 1/2 months ...
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National Security
Nov 17, 2017
ACLU Comment on Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Government Surveillance
WASHINGTON — Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced S. 2158, the Senate version of the USA Liberty Act of 2017 today, a bill to rein in warrantless governme...
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National Security
Nov 09, 2017
Secret Spy Court Rules ACLU Case Can Move Forward
First-Ever Decision From Full Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Means ACLU Can Seek Secret Opinions
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National Security
Court case: ACLU v. United States
Nov 08, 2017
ACLU Comment on House Committee Vote on Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee voted today to pass the USA Liberty Act, which would modify and extend the government’s spying powers under Section 702 of the Foreig...
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National Security
Nov 01, 2017
Guantánamo Judge Sentences Marine General to 21 Days for Contempt
Chief Military Commissions Defense Counsel, USMC Brig. Gen. John Baker, Held in Contempt for Allowing Civilian Defense Lawyers to Leave Case for Ethical Reasons
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National Security
Nov 01, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump’s Call to End Immigration Program, Send NYC Attack Suspect to Guantánamo
NEW YORK — President Trump today urged Congress to end a longtime immigration program, invoked “extreme vetting,” and said he is considering sending the man arrested in yeste...
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National Security
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Secure Messaging And Ai Don’t Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don’t Mix
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
National Security
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea. -
Court CaseDec 2025
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Human Rights
Foia Case Seeking The Trump Administration’s Legal Justification For Deadly Boat Strikes. Explore Case.FOIA Case Seeking the Trump Administration’s Legal Justification for Deadly Boat Strikes
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) authored a legal opinion that reportedly claims to justify the Trump administration’s illegal lethal strikes on civilians in boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Media reports indicate that, in addition to claiming that the strikes are lawful acts in an alleged “armed conflict” with unspecified drug cartels, the OLC opinion also purports to immunize personnel who authorized or took part in the strikes from future criminal prosecution. Because the public deserves to know how our government is justifying these illegal strikes, and why they think the people who carried them out should not be held accountable, the ACLU is seeking immediate release of the OLC legal opinion and related documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
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New Report Highlights How Cbp And Border Patrol Are Becoming A Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency. Explore News & Commentary.New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency
AP report reveals how the agency uses AI and mass surveillance across the nation to target, detain, and seize money from innocent drivers