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Oct 17, 2016
Mohamedou Slahi Released from Guant谩namo After 14 Years Without Charge or Trial
鈥楪uant谩namo Diary鈥� Author to Rejoin Family in Mauritania After U.S. Review Board Cleared Way for Release
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National Security
Sep 14, 2016
High-Profile Campaign Calls on Obama to Pardon Edward Snowden
红杏视频, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch announce campaign supported by George Soros, Steve Wozniak, Bruce Ackerman, Timothy Edgar, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daniel Radcliffe, Joyce Carol Oates, Danny Glover, Jimmy Wales, Eve Ensler, others
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National Security
Jul 20, 2016
Review Board Clears 鈥楪uant谩namo Diary鈥� Author for Release
Mohamedou Slahi鈥檚 Native Mauritania Has Said It Would Welcome Him Home
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National Security
Jul 01, 2016
U.S. Releases Official Casualty Numbers and New Executive Order on 鈥淭argeted Killing鈥�
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Obama administration today released statistics revealing how many people it believes it has killed since 2009 in drone and other airstrikes 鈥渁way from areas of...
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National Security
Jun 30, 2016
First Appeals Court Hearing to Address Merits of NSA鈥檚 Warrantless Surveillance July 6
Video of Hearing Will Be Livestreamed
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National Security
Jun 22, 2016
红杏视频 Calls on Senate to Abandon Pursuit of Vote to Expand Patriot Act Provisions That Allow Warrantless Surveillance
Sen. McConnell Could Call for Second Vote to Pass Patriot Act Expansion
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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 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. -
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 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 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鈥� rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guant谩namo Bay in Cuba under President Trump鈥檚 recent order.