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FBI v. Fikre
Whether the government can overcome the voluntary cessation exception to mootness by removing an individual from the No Fly List when the government has not repudiated its decision to place him on the List and remains free to return him to the List for the same reasons and using the same procedures he alleges were unlawful.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
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FBI v. Fazaga
In a case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8, 2021, three Muslim Americans are challenging the FBI鈥檚 secret spying on them and their communities based on their religion, in violation of the Constitution and federal law. In what will likely be a landmark case, the plaintiffs 鈥� Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim 鈥� insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking 鈥渟tate secrets.鈥� The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the 桃子视频of Southern California, the 桃子视频, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Clapper v. Amnesty International
Whether a federal statute that broadly expanded the government鈥檚 surveillance powers can be challenged by lawyers, journalists, and human rights organizations who face a reasonable likelihood that their international communications will be monitored under the statute and have taken prudent (and, in some cases, ethically compelled) steps to safeguard against that risk.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2012
Privacy and Surveillance
Clapper v. Amnesty International
Whether a federal statute that broadly expanded the government鈥檚 surveillance powers can be challenged by lawyers, journalists, and human rights organizations who face a reasonable likelihood that their international communications will be monitored under the statute and have taken prudent (and, in some cases, ethically compelled) steps to safeguard against that risk.
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Aug 2012
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National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) FOIA
The 桃子视频has filed three Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests to learn more about new guidelines governing data-mining by the National Counterterrorism Center (“NCTC”). Under the new guidelines, the NCTC may aggregate entire federal databases that are “likely to contain significant terrorism information” even if they consist mainly of information about Americans who have no connection to terrorism. They can then store, analyze, and share that data for up to five years. These guidelines expose every American to unjustified government scrutiny.
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Aug 2012
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National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) FOIA
The 桃子视频has filed three Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests to learn more about new guidelines governing data-mining by the National Counterterrorism Center (“NCTC”). Under the new guidelines, the NCTC may aggregate entire federal databases that are “likely to contain significant terrorism information” even if they consist mainly of information about Americans who have no connection to terrorism. They can then store, analyze, and share that data for up to five years. These guidelines expose every American to unjustified government scrutiny.
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Apr 2010
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American Academy of Religion v. Napolitano - Case Profile
(formerly American Academy of Religion v. Chertoff)
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Apr 2010
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American Academy of Religion v. Napolitano - Case Profile
(formerly American Academy of Religion v. Chertoff)
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Jan 2010
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American Sociological Association et al v Clinton
(formerly American Sociological Association et al. v Chertoff)
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Jan 2010
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American Sociological Association et al v Clinton
(formerly American Sociological Association et al. v Chertoff)
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Nov 2009
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Doe v. Holder
The National Security Letter (NSL) statute, which was expanded through the USA Patriot Act, allows the FBI to use NSLs to demand personal customer records from Internet Service Providers without any prior court approval or suspicion of any kind.
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Nov 2009
Privacy and Surveillance
Doe v. Holder
The National Security Letter (NSL) statute, which was expanded through the USA Patriot Act, allows the FBI to use NSLs to demand personal customer records from Internet Service Providers without any prior court approval or suspicion of any kind.