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Mar 10, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Civil Rights Groups Call on DHS to Abandon Proposed Expansion of Face Surveillance at Airports
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and a coalition of more than 20 civil rights organizations are calling on the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Bord...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Mar 04, 2021
Statement on Biden’s Review of Lethal Strikes Abroad, Including Drone Strikes
NEW YORK — Reporting indicates that the Biden administration is reviewing the U.S. program of lethal strikes abroad and has issued temporary guidance imposing some limits.
Hina...
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National Security
Jan 15, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Clients Challenge Trump’s Sanctions Order Against International Criminal Court
OAKLAND, Calif. — Three distinguished law faculty and an ºìÐÓÊÓƵ human rights attorney are challenging the Trump administration’s order authorizing sanct...
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Human Rights
National Security
Dec 03, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Demands Government Turn Over Records on Purchase of Muslims' Cell Phone Location Data
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and CUNY School of Law’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project today demanded the U.S. gove...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Aug 25, 2020
Federal Court Rules Trump Can’t Block Citizenship Path for Military Service Members
WASHINGTON — A federal court today ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of depriving military service members of an expedited path to citizenship is unlawful. The rulin...
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Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Jun 11, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Trump ICC Sanctions Order
WASHINGTON — President Trump today issued an executive order authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against International Criminal Court personnel and their famil...
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National Security
Human Rights
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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.