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Feb 21, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Wikimedia Foundation’s Challenge to NSA Mass Surveillance
Wikimedia Foundation, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and Knight Institute Call on Congress to Limit the NSA’s Surveillance of Internet Communications
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National Security
Jan 19, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Warns of Harm to Free Speech Online if Supreme Court Dismantles Section 230
Amicus Brief Urges Court to Protect Online Platforms’ Ability to Host Robust Conversations and Diverse Communities
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Jan 18, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Raises Alarm Over Arizona Attorney General’s Illegal Financial Surveillance Program
New Records Obtained by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Detail How Arizona Created a Nationwide Surveillance Program to Track Americans’ Money Transfers
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Dec 06, 2022
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Partners Warn Supreme Court ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Dangers of Suppressing Free Speech Online
Groups Urge Court to Protect First Amendment-Protected Speech on Twitter and Other Online Platforms From Overbroad Moderation
Nov 21, 2022
Ahead of 20th Anniversary, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Calls for Major Overhaul at the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — Almost 20 years after President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has released a new policy brief, outli...
Nov 10, 2022
In Historic Settlement, U.S. Government to Pay Wrongly Prosecuted Chinese American Scientist More Than $1.5 Million in Damages
Settlement Delivers Long-Overdue Accountability for Discrimination at Department of Commerce
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National Security
Court case: Sherry Chen v. United States
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Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
National Security
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided. -
MaineApr 2025
National Security
Free Speech
Smith V. Trump. Explore Case.Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court. -
Washington, D.C.Apr 2025
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center V. Noem. Explore Case.Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under President Trump’s recent order.