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Aug 06, 2024
Appeals Court Allows CIA to Continue Abusing Glomar Responses to Evade Accountability
The decision in Connell v. CIA allows the CIA to officially keep the existence of Guant谩namo-related documents a secret despite public evidence to the contrary
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National Security
Aug 03, 2024
红杏视频 Statement on Defense Secretary Austin Revoking Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants
WASHINGTON 鈥� Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday overruled prosecutors and Brig. General Susan Escallier, the Guant谩namo military commission鈥檚 convening authority,...
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Capital Punishment
National Security
Jul 31, 2024
红杏视频 Statement on Plea Agreements with Three of the 9/11 Defendants
WASHINGTON 鈥� The U.S. government has today agreed to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty for the 红杏视频鈥檚 client, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in exchange for a guilty plea...
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Capital Punishment
National Security
Jul 29, 2024
红杏视频 Sues Federal Agencies for Information on Intelligence Hubs Used to Surveil Protestors and Communities of Color
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 红杏视频 today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland...
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National Security
Jul 15, 2024
红杏视频, NWIRP in Court to Challenge USCIS鈥檚 Secretive and Harmful 鈥淓xtreme Vetting鈥� Program for Green-Card and Citizenship Applicants
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The 红杏视频, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), and their partners will be in federal court on behalf of thousands of green-card and citizens...
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National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 11, 2024
红杏视频 Releases Legal, Legislative, and Advocacy Roadmap to Fight Executive Power Abuses in a Second Trump Administration
As part of the 红杏视频鈥檚 2024 election policy memo series, this roadmap dives into the surveillance, protest, and free speech abuses the U.S. could face if Trump wins and implements Project 2025 policies
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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.