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May 17, 2017
ACLU Files to Get Comey’s Memo on Trump Conversation
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department and FBI seeking the memo by former FBI Director James C...
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National Security
May 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Confirm Manning’s Safe Release From Prison
NEW YORK — Chelsea Manning was safely released today from U.S. military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Manning released the following statement upon her release:
“After an...
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National Security
LGBTQ Rights
May 09, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Statements on Her Upcoming Release From Military Prison
NEW YORK —Whistleblower Chelsea Manning will be released from U.S. military prison next week after serving a seven-year sentence for disclosing classified information that raised...
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National Security
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
May 08, 2017
ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Records on Botched Yemen Raid
Lawsuit Aims to Uncover Documents on Legal Basis and Outcome of Assault That Killed Navy SEAL and Numerous Yemeni Civilians
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: ACLU v. DOD – FOIA on Yemen Raid
Apr 28, 2017
NSA Ends Controversial Surveillance Practice
WASHINGTON – The NSA is reportedly ending a controversial surveillance practice that allows for warrantless spying of Americans’ communications that mention a foreigner under s...
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National Security
Apr 24, 2017
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear ACLU Lawsuit Seeking Release of Full Senate Report on CIA Torture
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced today that it will not consider the American Civil Liberties Union’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to make public the Senate’s f...
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National Security
Court case: Senate Torture Report - FOIA
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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
National Security
+2 Issues
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
+3 Issues
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