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Oct 27, 2017
ACLU Comment on Release of Text of Bill to Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance of Americans
The Senate Intelligence Committee released today the text of the bill that was voted on in a closed session to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,...
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National Security
Oct 24, 2017
ACLU Comment on Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Warrantless Surveillance
Press Briefing to Discuss Legislation Thursday at 3 p.m.
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National Security
Oct 18, 2017
ACLU and CMJ Demand FBI Records on Surveillance of Black Activists
Fresh Concerns Prompted by Leaked FBI Document Focusing on Newly Created Category Called ‘Black Identity Extremists’
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Racial Justice
National Security
Oct 05, 2017
ACLU Challenges Military Detention of American Suspected of Fighting for ISIS
ACLU Asks Court to Order Trump Administration to Grant the Unidentified Man Access to Attorneys to Ensure His Constitutional Rights
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National Security
Oct 04, 2017
ACLU Comment on Draft of Surveillance Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON - A discussion draft of the USA Liberty Act of 2017 that will be introduced by members of the House Judiciary Committee, including Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ran...
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National Security
Oct 03, 2017
ACLU, Coalition Urge Congress on Surveillance Reform
WASHINGTON — A broad coalition of advocates including the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP, Free the People, and the R Street Institute, among others, sent a letter to t...
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National Security
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Court CaseDec 2025
National Security
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 -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
National Security
Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops From American Cities. Explore News & Commentary.Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops from American Cities
Former U.S. Army Captain and ACLU Senior Project Manager Jessica Apgar praises the more than 40 veterans demanding Congress take action against the Trump administration’ abuse of military powers. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
National Security
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Face Recognition And The ‘trump Terror’: A Marriage Made In Hell. Explore News & Commentary.Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell
ICE and CBP are smashing their way not only through car windows but also through any constraints on the use of face recognition