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Aug 17, 2017
CIA Torture Psychologists Settle Lawsuit
On Eve of Trial, Psychologists Agree to Historic Settlement in 桃子视频Case on Behalf of Three Torture Victims
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National Security
Aug 07, 2017
Court Rejects CIA Torture Psychologists鈥� Final Bid to Avoid Standing Trial
Judge Denies Psychologists鈥� Effort to Stop Lawsuit Filed by 桃子视频on Behalf of CIA Torture Victims
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National Security
Aug 03, 2017
Groups Ask Senators to End Hold-Up of Former NCIS Officer鈥檚 Book on Torture
NEW YORK 鈥� The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the 桃子视频 yesterday sent a letter to six senators asking them to intervene in ...
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National Security
Jul 26, 2017
Bipartisan Coalition Delivers Grassroots Signatures to Congress on Surveillance Reform
WASHINGTON 鈥� A bipartisan coalition of groups, including the 桃子视频, Demand Progress, FreedomWorks, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Defending Rights &...
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National Security
Jul 13, 2017
American Family Sues U.S. for Abusive Detention at Canadian Border
桃子视频Lawsuit Charges Treatment of Parents and Four Children Violated Their Constitutional Rights
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National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 23, 2017
Court Hands Trump Administration Another Defeat on Immigration
Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump鈥檚 鈥楨xtreme Vetting鈥� Program to Proceed as a Class Action
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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