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May 12, 2021
Michigan Father Wrongly Placed on No Fly List is Removed After ACLU Files Lawsuit on His Behalf
NEW YORK — The U.S. government removed Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father, from the No Fly List after the ACLU filed a lawsuit on his behalf challenging his wrongful placement on th...
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National Security
May 11, 2021
Comment on New Homeland Security Center to “Address Domestic Extremism”
WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas announced today the creation of a new Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships to “combat terrorism and targeted violen...
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National Security
May 01, 2021
ACLU Comment on Release of Trump Administration Lethal Force Rules
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration last night released President Trump’s secret rules for use of lethal force against terrorism suspects abroad. The Trump “Principles, Sta...
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National Security
Apr 19, 2021
Former Solicitor General, First Amendment Groups Challenge Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today petitioned the Supreme Court to review whether the public has a right to access the decisions of a special federal court tha...
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National Security
Court case: ACLU v. United States
Apr 06, 2021
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Michigan Father Wrongly Placed on No Fly List
DEARBORN, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of Ahmad Che...
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National Security
Apr 02, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Administration Rescission of Sanctions on the International Criminal Court
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today announced the rescission of President Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court. T...
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National Security
Human Rights
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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 American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School filed suit on behalf of Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph’s mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo’s 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 — and potentially in the US — 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 “normalize lawlessness” and “let murderers go free” -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Secure Messaging And Ai Don’t Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don’t Mix
A Privacy Failure Waiting to Happen