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Jan 11, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Condemns House Vote on Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON — The House voted today to pass an amended version a surveillance bill that would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Act (FISA). The FISA Amendments Reauth...
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Jan 05, 2018
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Opposes New Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ voiced its opposition to a bill that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to e...
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National Security
Jan 05, 2018
American Detained Abroad by U.S. Tells ºìÐÓÊÓƵ He Wants to Challenge His Detention in Court
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Asks Judge to Bar Trump Administration From Transferring U.S. Citizen From Iraq to Another Country While Case Continues
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National Security
Dec 21, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sues Trump Administration to Obtain Its Killing Program Policy
Lawsuit Seeks Document That Rolled Back Obama Administration Restrictions on Lethal Strikes
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National Security
Dec 18, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Trump National Security Strategy
NEW YORK — The Trump administration released its official national security strategy today.
Hina Shamsi, director of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s National Security Proj...
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Dec 07, 2017
DC Court Hearing Monday in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Challenge to Detention of American Held by U.S. for Nearly 3 Months
A federal court will hear oral argument Monday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody in Iraq since mid-September.
The hearing will in...
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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.