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Jan 17, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Slams Supreme Court TikTok Ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a major blow to freedom of expression online today by refusing to block legislation that will effectively ban TikTok in the United States be...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Jan 14, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Highlights Questions Ahead of Kristi Noem’s Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security
Noem's confirmation hearing in the Senate is scheduled for January 15.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Dec 17, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Partners Urge Supreme Court to Block TikTok Ban
WASHINGTON — Today, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed an amicus ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Dec 13, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on New White House Strategy to Counter Islamophobia
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration today released the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia and related forms of bias and discrimination, including hate against...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Dec 04, 2024
Federal Judge Rejects Acquitted Man’s Argument That His Immigration Detention Is Unlawful
After the U.S. forcibly extradited Mr. Trabelsi from Belgium, he was held in solitary confinement in pretrial detention for almost 10 years
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 20, 2024
Ahead of House Vote on Bill that Would Stifle Dissent, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Sounds Alarm Again
H.R. 9495 was narrowly blocked last week after members of Congress received more than 100,000 messages from constituents urging them to oppose
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
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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.