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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
FBI v. Fazaga Plaintiffs

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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’s 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 — Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim — insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking “state secrets.” The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the Ƶof Southern California, the Ƶ, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
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35 Privacy and Surveillance Cases

NSA Chip
New York
Apr 2024

Privacy and Surveillance

Ƶv. NSA — FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Court Opinions Addressing Section 702 Surveillance

Ƶv. NSA seeks to compel the government to disclose recent court opinions concerning spying conducted under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — one of the most sweeping surveillance authorities ever enacted by Congress. Public access to these records is essential for an informed debate as Congress considers whether to reform or reauthorize this surveillance law ahead of its sunset in December 2023.
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New York
Apr 2024
NSA Chip

Privacy and Surveillance

Ƶv. NSA — FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Court Opinions Addressing Section 702 Surveillance

Ƶv. NSA seeks to compel the government to disclose recent court opinions concerning spying conducted under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — one of the most sweeping surveillance authorities ever enacted by Congress. Public access to these records is essential for an informed debate as Congress considers whether to reform or reauthorize this surveillance law ahead of its sunset in December 2023.
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SMS
Court Case
Apr 2024

Privacy and Surveillance

Ƶv. DOJ: FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information on Federal Agencies’ Surveillance of Social Media

Federal government agencies are increasingly engaging in social media surveillance: that is, the collection, monitoring, and retention of individuals’ online speech, activities, and associations. Publicly available information shows that several federal agencies are investing in technology and systems that enable the programmatic and sustained tracking of social media information on U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike. Once government agencies collect this information, they may share it or use it to influence immigration decisions. This surveillance also raises the risk that people will be wrongly investigated or placed on government watchlists.
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Court Case
Apr 2024
SMS

Privacy and Surveillance

Ƶv. DOJ: FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information on Federal Agencies’ Surveillance of Social Media

Federal government agencies are increasingly engaging in social media surveillance: that is, the collection, monitoring, and retention of individuals’ online speech, activities, and associations. Publicly available information shows that several federal agencies are investing in technology and systems that enable the programmatic and sustained tracking of social media information on U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike. Once government agencies collect this information, they may share it or use it to influence immigration decisions. This surveillance also raises the risk that people will be wrongly investigated or placed on government watchlists.
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Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nov 2023

Privacy and Surveillance

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Commonwealth v. Arrington

In this amicus brief, the Ƶand its coalition partners urged robust application of the legal standard governing the admissibility of expert testimony and technical evidence, especially in cases involving opaque or proprietary algorithms.
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Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nov 2023
Image of a cell-phone displaying location information on a map.

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Commonwealth v. Arrington

In this amicus brief, the Ƶand its coalition partners urged robust application of the legal standard governing the admissibility of expert testimony and technical evidence, especially in cases involving opaque or proprietary algorithms.
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Muslim Ban Sign
California
Oct 2023

Privacy and Surveillance

Wagafe v. USCIS - Lawsuit Challenging Secret Program Blocking Immigrant Applications

The Ƶand its affiliates in Southern California and Washington, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, and Perkins Coie LLP filed a class action lawsuit in January 2017 challenging a federal government program used to deny or indefinitely delay thousands of law-abiding people—many of them from Muslim-majority countries—from becoming citizens or lawful residents due to unspecified “national security concerns.”
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Wagafe V. Uscis - Lawsuit Challenging Secret Program Blocking Immigrant Applications. Explore Case.
California
Oct 2023
Muslim Ban Sign

Privacy and Surveillance

Wagafe v. USCIS - Lawsuit Challenging Secret Program Blocking Immigrant Applications

The Ƶand its affiliates in Southern California and Washington, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, and Perkins Coie LLP filed a class action lawsuit in January 2017 challenging a federal government program used to deny or indefinitely delay thousands of law-abiding people—many of them from Muslim-majority countries—from becoming citizens or lawful residents due to unspecified “national security concerns.”
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United States v. Hay
Kansas
Sep 2023

Privacy and Surveillance

National Security

United States v. Hay

This case concerns whether long-term, continuous use of a surveillance camera targeted at a person’s home is a Fourth Amendment search.
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Kansas
Sep 2023
United States v. Hay

Privacy and Surveillance

National Security

United States v. Hay

This case concerns whether long-term, continuous use of a surveillance camera targeted at a person’s home is a Fourth Amendment search.
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