Press Releases
Jun 03, 2021
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµComment on Trump DOJ Seizing Communications from Journalists
The Biden administration disclosed yesterday that the Trump Justice Department seized phone records of New York Times reporters in 2017. This disclosure follows similar reports fro...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
May 27, 2021
Former Government Officials, Media Organizations, Microsoft, Former Magistrate Judges File SCOTUS Briefs Challenging Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
Filers Urge Supreme Court to Hear Case on Public Right of Access to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Opinions
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. United States
May 12, 2021
Michigan Father Wrongly Placed on No Fly List is Removed After ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFiles Lawsuit on His Behalf
NEW YORK — The U.S. government removed Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father, from the No Fly List after the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµfiled a lawsuit on his behalf challenging his wrongful placement on th...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 19, 2021
Former Solicitor General, First Amendment Groups Challenge Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
WASHINGTON — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ today petitioned the Supreme Court to review whether the public has a right to access the decisions of a special federal court tha...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. United States
Apr 06, 2021
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFiles Lawsuit on Behalf of Michigan Father Wrongly Placed on No Fly List
DEARBORN, Mich. – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof the District of Columbia, and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Michigan filed a lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of Ahmad Che...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 02, 2021
Federal Court Dismisses Claims in Chinese American Professor’s Lawsuit Challenging FBI’s Baseless Arrest and Prosecution
PHILADELPHIA — 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...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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