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about National Security
Aug 17, 2017
CIA Torture Psychologists Settle Lawsuit
On Eve of Trial, Psychologists Agree to Historic Settlement in ACLU Case on Behalf of Three Torture Victims
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National Security
Aug 07, 2017
Court Rejects CIA Torture Psychologists’ Final Bid to Avoid Standing Trial
Judge Denies Psychologists’ Effort to Stop Lawsuit Filed by ACLU on Behalf of CIA Torture Victims
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National Security
Aug 03, 2017
Groups Ask Senators to End Hold-Up of Former NCIS Officer’s Book on Torture
NEW YORK — The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday sent a letter to six senators asking them to intervene in ...
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National Security
Jul 26, 2017
Bipartisan Coalition Delivers Grassroots Signatures to Congress on Surveillance Reform
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan coalition of groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Demand Progress, FreedomWorks, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Defending Rights &...
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National Security
Jul 13, 2017
American Family Sues U.S. for Abusive Detention at Canadian Border
ACLU Lawsuit Charges Treatment of Parents and Four Children Violated Their Constitutional Rights
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National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 23, 2017
Court Hands Trump Administration Another Defeat on Immigration
Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s ‘Extreme Vetting’ Program to Proceed as a Class Action
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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