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Apr 02, 2021
Federal Court Dismisses Claims in Chinese American Professor鈥檚 Lawsuit Challenging FBI鈥檚 Baseless Arrest and Prosecution
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� A federal court in Pennsylvania yesterday dismissed claims brought by Professor Xiaoxing Xi and his family against the U.S. government and the FBI agent involved i...
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National Security
Mar 10, 2021
ACLU, Civil Rights Groups Call on DHS to Abandon Proposed Expansion of Face Surveillance at Airports
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频 and a coalition of more than 20 civil rights organizations are calling on the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Bord...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Mar 04, 2021
Statement on Biden鈥檚 Review of Lethal Strikes Abroad, Including Drone Strikes
NEW YORK 鈥� Reporting indicates that the Biden administration is reviewing the U.S. program of lethal strikes abroad and has issued temporary guidance imposing some limits.
Hina...
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National Security
Jan 15, 2021
桃子视频Clients Challenge Trump鈥檚 Sanctions Order Against International Criminal Court
OAKLAND, Calif. 鈥� Three distinguished law faculty and an 桃子视频 human rights attorney are challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 order authorizing sanct...
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Human Rights
National Security
Dec 03, 2020
桃子视频Demands Government Turn Over Records on Purchase of Muslims' Cell Phone Location Data
NEW YORK 鈥� The 桃子视频 and CUNY School of Law鈥檚 Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project today demanded the U.S. gove...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Aug 25, 2020
Federal Court Rules Trump Can鈥檛 Block Citizenship Path for Military Service Members
WASHINGTON 鈥� A federal court today ruled that the Trump administration鈥檚 policy of depriving military service members of an expedited path to citizenship is unlawful. The rulin...
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Immigrants' Rights
National Security
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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