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Jan 03, 2020
ACLU Comment on Baghdad Strike
NEW YORK — In response to a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian military commander and others, American Civil Liberties Union National Security Project Director H...
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National Security
Jun 12, 2019
ACLU Sues Coast Guard for Kidnapping, Abusive Treatment of Jamaican Fishermen
Men Suffered Burns, Trauma, and Financial Ruin Due to Month-Long Forced Detention At Sea
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Human Rights
National Security
Court case: Weir v. U.S.
Feb 13, 2019
ACLU Comment on Saudi-Yemen Resolution House Vote
WASHINGTON — The House passed a resolution today on the Saudi led-fight in Yemen that could result in further harm to Yemenis.
The House voted to bar the U.S. military from refue...
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National Security
Jun 08, 2018
Court Releases First Annual Report on NYPD Reforms after Landmark Muslim Surveillance Settlement
NEW YORK – A federal court overseeing unprecedented reforms in the wake of wrongful NYPD surveillance of Muslim communities made public late yesterday the first annual report of ...
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National Security
Jun 07, 2018
ACLU Asks Court to Halt Government Plan to Send Detained American to Syria
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed an emergency request tonight asking a federal district court to block the Trump administration’s plan to transport an Amer...
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National Security
Jun 06, 2018
ACLU Comment on U.S. Plan to Release Detained American
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration told a federal court tonight that it plans to release an American citizen it has unlawfully detained in Iraq without charges for almost nine...
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National Security
About the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
To schedule an interview with an ACLU expert, email media@aclu.org.
Contact an ACLU Affiliate
The ACLU has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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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