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Feb 21, 2023
Mayor Adams to Continue Civilian Oversight of Discriminatory NYPD Surveillance
NEW YORK 鈥� Following Mayor Eric Adams鈥� appointment of Muhammad Faridi as the next Civilian Representative, NYCLU, ACLU, and class counsel in the Handschu v. Special Services Di...
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National Security
Feb 21, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Wikimedia Foundation鈥檚 Challenge to NSA Mass Surveillance
Wikimedia Foundation, ACLU, and Knight Institute Call on Congress to Limit the NSA鈥檚 Surveillance of Internet Communications
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National Security
Jan 19, 2023
桃子视频Warns of Harm to Free Speech Online if Supreme Court Dismantles Section 230
Amicus Brief Urges Court to Protect Online Platforms鈥� Ability to Host Robust Conversations and Diverse Communities
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Jan 18, 2023
桃子视频Raises Alarm Over Arizona Attorney General鈥檚 Illegal Financial Surveillance Program
New Records Obtained by the 桃子视频Detail How Arizona Created a Nationwide Surveillance Program to Track Americans鈥� Money Transfers
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Dec 06, 2022
桃子视频and Partners Warn Supreme Court About Dangers of Suppressing Free Speech Online
Groups Urge Court to Protect First Amendment-Protected Speech on Twitter and Other Online Platforms From Overbroad Moderation
Nov 21, 2022
Ahead of 20th Anniversary, 桃子视频Calls for Major Overhaul at the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON 鈥� Almost 20 years after President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, the 桃子视频 has released a new policy brief, outli...
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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