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Dec 22, 2017

The Trump Administration Might Be Trying to Strip the Citizenship of an American Detainee Held in Secret

The Trump Administration Might Be Trying to Strip the Citizenship of an American Detainee Held in Secret

Dec 21, 2017

Trump’s Secret Rules for Killings Abroad

Trump’s Secret Rules for Killings Abroad

Dec 8, 2017

‘Do Everything They Ask So They Don’t Shoot Me’

‘Do Everything They Ask So They Don’t Shoot Me’

Dec 1, 2017

The Trump Administration Just Admitted a Secretly Detained American Has Asked for a Lawyer – But It Won’t Give Him One

The Trump Administration Just Admitted a Secretly Detained American Has Asked for a Lawyer – But It Won’t Give Him One

Nov 30, 2017

New Surveillance Bill Would Dramatically Expand NSA Powers

New Surveillance Bill Would Dramatically Expand NSA Powers

Nov 14, 2017

At Guantánamo, a Death Penalty Case Without a Death Penalty Lawyer

At Guantánamo, a Death Penalty Case Without a Death Penalty Lawyer

Nov 8, 2017

U.S. Gave Its Torturers a Pass, So International Court Steps In

U.S. Gave Its Torturers a Pass, So International Court Steps In

Nov 3, 2017

The Trump Administration Is Keeping a U.S. Citizen Secretly Locked Up Without Charges

The Trump Administration Is Keeping a U.S. Citizen Secretly Locked Up Without Charges

Nov 1, 2017

How Not to Respond to the New York Attack

How Not to Respond to the New York Attack

Oct 27, 2017

History Shows Activists Should Fear the Surveillance State

History Shows Activists Should Fear the Surveillance State