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Sep 15, 2021
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Wikimedia's Challenge to NSA Internet Surveillance
NEW YORK 鈥� In a divided opinion, the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal brought by the Wikimedia Foundation, which challenges the National Security Agency鈥檚 mass interception a...
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Aug 18, 2021
Military Service Members Back in Court to Restore Their Pathway to Citizenship After Pentagon Continues Defying Order
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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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Jul 19, 2021
Comment on Guant谩namo Transfer
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Biden administration has transferred Abdul Latif Nasser, a Moroccan citizen, from the Guant谩namo Bay prison to Morocco. Mr. Nasser was cleared for repatriation ...
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Jul 02, 2021
Deported Veterans to Get a Pathway Home
Biden Administration Announces Plan to Bring the Military Vets Back to the U.S.
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Immigrants' Rights
Jun 30, 2021
110+ Organizations to Biden: End U.S. Program of Lethal Strikes Abroad
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, 113 organizations from the United States and around the world sent a letter to President Biden calling for an end to the U.S. program of lethal strikes outsid...
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Jun 17, 2021
Comment on House Repeal of War Powers Authority, Known as AUMF
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a bipartisan vote, the House voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which Congress passed to authorize war against Iraq almost 20 years...
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
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I鈥檓 Hearing 红杏视频 More Pushback Against Flock, Fueled By Concern Over Anti-immigrant Uses. Explore News & Commentary.I鈥檓 Hearing 红杏视频 More Pushback Against Flock, Fueled by Concern Over Anti-Immigrant Uses
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
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Flock鈥檚 Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock鈥檚 Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance
Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
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Surveillance Company Flock Now Using Ai To Report Us To Police If It Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥渟uspicious鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥淪uspicious鈥�
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions -
Court CaseJan 2025
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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 红杏视频 obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public.