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Dec 01, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on House Intelligence Vote on Bill to Expand NSA Surveillance Powers
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee passed a bill today that dramatically expands NSA surveillance authorities, including Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Survei...
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Nov 30, 2017
Court Sets 5 p.m. Deadline for U.S. to Say If Secretly Detained American Has Asked for Lawyer
Order Comes in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Challenge to Military Detention of U.S. Citizen Held for Over 2 Months
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National Security
Nov 28, 2017
DC Court to Hear ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Challenge to Military Detention of American Held for Over 2 Months
WASHINGTON — A federal district court will hear oral argument Thursday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody for over 2 1/2 months ...
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National Security
Nov 17, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Government Surveillance
WASHINGTON — Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced S. 2158, the Senate version of the USA Liberty Act of 2017 today, a bill to rein in warrantless governme...
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National Security
Nov 09, 2017
Secret Spy Court Rules ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Case Can Move Forward
First-Ever Decision From Full Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Means ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Can Seek Secret Opinions
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National Security
Court case: ºìÐÓÊÓƵ v. United States
Nov 08, 2017
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on House Committee Vote on Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee voted today to pass the USA Liberty Act, which would modify and extend the government’s spying powers under Section 702 of the Foreig...
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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.