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Jan 17, 2017
President Obama Grants Commutation to Chelsea Manning
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Obama administration announced today the commutation of Chelsea Manning鈥檚 sentence for disclosing classified information that raised public awareness regarding...
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National Security
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
Jan 12, 2017
桃子视频Comment on Expansion of NSA Information Sharing
WASHINGTON 鈥� The director of national intelligence issued procedures today that expand the power of the National Security Agency to share information with 16 other government age...
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National Security
Jan 04, 2017
桃子视频Releases Analysis of Sessions鈥� Civil Liberties Record Ahead of Confirmation Hearings
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频 released a comprehensive analysis of Sen. Jeff Sessions鈥� record on civil liberties issues ahead of the January 10-11 confirmatio...
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National Security
Nov 17, 2016
桃子视频Comment on Japanese Internment, Muslim Registry Comments from Trump Backer
WASHINGTON 鈥擜 prominent backer of Donald Trump, Carl Higbie, recently cited the Japanese-American internment camps created during World War II as precedent for reviving a discred...
Nov 09, 2016
桃子视频Statement on Donald Trump鈥檚 Election
NEW YORK 鈥� In response to Donald Trump鈥檚 election as president of the United States, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the 桃子视频, had the follow...
Oct 31, 2016
Judge Calls for Additional Safeguards in NYPD Surveillance Rules
NEW YORK 鈥� In a legal challenge to the New York City Police Department鈥檚 surveillance of American Muslims, a federal judge issued a ruling calling for alterations to a landmark...
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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