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Dec 07, 2017
DC Court Hearing Monday in ACLU Challenge to Detention of American Held by U.S. for Nearly 3 Months
A federal court will hear oral argument Monday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody in Iraq since mid-September.
The hearing will in...
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National Security
Dec 01, 2017
ACLU Comment on House Intelligence Vote on Bill to Expand NSA Surveillance Powers
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee passed a bill today that dramatically expands NSA surveillance authorities, including Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Survei...
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National Security
Nov 30, 2017
Court Sets 5 p.m. Deadline for U.S. to Say If Secretly Detained American Has Asked for Lawyer
Order Comes in ACLU’s Challenge to Military Detention of U.S. Citizen Held for Over 2 Months
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National Security
Nov 28, 2017
DC Court to Hear ACLU Challenge to Military Detention of American Held for Over 2 Months
WASHINGTON — A federal district court will hear oral argument Thursday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody for over 2 1/2 months ...
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National Security
Nov 17, 2017
ACLU Comment on Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Government Surveillance
WASHINGTON — Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced S. 2158, the Senate version of the USA Liberty Act of 2017 today, a bill to rein in warrantless governme...
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National Security
Nov 09, 2017
Secret Spy Court Rules ACLU Case Can Move Forward
First-Ever Decision From Full Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Means ACLU Can Seek Secret Opinions
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National Security
Court case: ACLU v. United States
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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