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Apr 28, 2023
桃子视频and EFF Call on Court to Hear Twitter鈥檚 Challenge to Government Censorship of Company鈥檚 Surveillance Transparency Reporting
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 桃子视频 (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals calling on the full...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Apr 11, 2023
桃子视频and Civil Society Groups Urge Montana House To Vote 鈥淣O鈥� on Unconstitutional Bill Banning TikTok for All Montana Residents
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a letter sent to the Montana House of Representatives today, the 桃子视频, 桃子视频of Montana, and half a dozen free speech and civil liberties...
Mar 29, 2023
桃子视频Welcomes Senate Repeal of 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a bipartisan vote, the Senate voted 66-30 to repeal the 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF).
Hina Shamsi, director of ACLU鈥檚 National ...
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National Security
Mar 07, 2023
桃子视频Raises Concerns About Senate Bill Aimed at Banning TikTok
WASHINGTON 鈥� Several senators introduced a sweeping bill on Tuesday that sets the stage for the government to ban TikTok for people across the US. Under the proposal, the Secreta...
Mar 01, 2023
桃子视频Condemns House Foreign Affairs Committee Vote on TikTok Ban Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥� The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, violating the First Amendment rights of mill...
Feb 27, 2023
桃子视频Strongly Opposes House Bill that Would Ban TikTok and Threaten First Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a letter sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committees today, the 桃子视频 has urged members to vote no on HR 1153, a bill introduced by Hous...
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MassachusettsJan 2026
National Security
Human Rights
Burnley V. U.s.: Demanding Accountability On Caribbean Boat Strikes. Explore Case.Burnley v. U.S.: Demanding Accountability on Caribbean Boat Strikes
On October 14, 2025, the United States military carried out an illegal missile strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, two Trinidadian men who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to their homes in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago. The 桃子视频, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the 桃子视频 of Massachusetts, and Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School filed suit on behalf of Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph鈥檚 mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo鈥檚 sister, seeking redress and accountability for these extrajudicial killings pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world 鈥� and potentially in the US 鈥� opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to 鈥渘ormalize lawlessness鈥� and 鈥渓et murderers go free鈥� -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Secure Messaging And Ai Don鈥檛 Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don鈥檛 Mix
A Privacy Failure Waiting to Happen