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Oct 15, 2021
Food Aid Organization Asks Pentagon to Help Family Members, Staff, and Survivors of Kabul Drone Strike
Representatives of Nutrition & Education International Met with Pentagon Officials to Discuss the U.S. Drone Strike that Killed their Employee Zemari Ahmadi and Nine of his Family Members in Kabul
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National Security
Sep 23, 2021
Muslim Americans File Supreme Court Brief Challenging Religious Discrimination in FBI v. Fazaga
At Stake is Whether the U.S. Government can Escape Accountability for Secretly Spying on Americans Due to Their Religious Beliefs
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Religious Liberty
National Security
Court case: FBI v. Fazaga
Sep 17, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Pentagon’s Response to U.S. Drone Strike That Killed Civilians in Kabul
NEW YORK — Gen. McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, announced today that a U.S. drone strike in Kabul on August 29, 2021 killed 10 civilians, including seven children, and wa...
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National Security
Sep 15, 2021
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Wikimedia's Challenge to NSA Internet Surveillance
NEW YORK — In a divided opinion, the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal brought by the Wikimedia Foundation, which challenges the National Security Agency’s mass interception a...
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National Security
Aug 18, 2021
Military Service Members Back in Court to Restore Their Pathway to Citizenship After Pentagon Continues Defying Order
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is defying a federal court order to restore an expedited path to citizenship for U.S. military service members, according to a motion filed...
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National Security
Jul 19, 2021
Comment on Guantánamo Transfer
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has transferred Abdul Latif Nasser, a Moroccan citizen, from the Guantánamo Bay prison to Morocco. Mr. Nasser was cleared for repatriation ...
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National Security
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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.