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Apr 25, 2025
Human Rights First Joins ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
Today, Human Rights First, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the East...
Apr 10, 2025
Human Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions Targeting ICC
According to the lawsuit filed by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Maine, these sanctions violate the First Amendment rights of Americans engaging with the ICC
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
Court case: Smith v. Trump
Mar 05, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Knight Institute Urge Court to Construe Foreign Agent Registration Act Narrowly
Overbroad law has chilling effects on journalists, media organizations, and nonprofits
Issue Areas:
National Security
Feb 07, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Seeks Records on DOGE’s Unrestricted Access to Americans’ Data, Urges Congress to Step Up
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ today filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with more than 40 federal agencies seeking urgent transparency about the so...
Feb 03, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Urges Court to Order Government to Release Records on Fusion Center and Joint Terrorism Task Force Surveillance
Just days ago, Trump ordered JTTFs to help with immigration enforcement in the U.S.
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Jan 30, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Ruling Protecting Expedited Citizenship for Military Service Members
WASHINGTON – Four years after a district court ruled that a Trump-era policy blocking military service members’ expedited path to citizenship was unlawful, the American Civil L...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
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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. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
National Security
Why Sanctioning The Icc Would Be Terrible For Civil Liberties. Explore News & Commentary.Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties
Sanctions would endanger the investigation of war crimes across the globe and prove a grave blow to human rights.