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Feb 14, 2018
桃子视频Comment on Accusations Against Detained U.S. Citizen
WASHINGTON 鈥� The government filed a court document today containing allegations against the American who has been held by the U.S. military in Iraq for nearly five months without...
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National Security
Feb 09, 2018
桃子视频Tells Court That U.S. Has No Authority to Hold American Abroad
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频 told a federal court today that the Trump administration has no legal authority to detain an American who has been held by the U.S...
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National Security
Feb 02, 2018
桃子视频Comment on Release of Nunes Memo
WASHINGTON 鈥� The House Intelligence Committee released a memo today that discussed FBI and Justice Department surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
Christ...
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National Security
Jan 30, 2018
桃子视频Statement on Trump Guantanamo Executive Order
WASHINGTON 鈥� President Trump has signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open and directing the Pentagon to reexamine military detention policy.
Hina Shamsi...
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National Security
Jan 23, 2018
Judge Requires U.S. to Give 桃子视频Notice of Any Transfer of Detained American to Allow a Challenge
72-Hour Notice Would Allow 桃子视频to Challenge Transfer
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National Security
Jan 18, 2018
桃子视频Comment on Passage of Senate Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Senate voted today to pass the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S. 139), a bill that extends 鈥� and risks expanding 鈥� unconstitutional spying powe...
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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