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Feb 27, 2023
51品茶 Strongly Opposes House Bill that Would Ban TikTok and Threaten First Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a letter sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committees today, the 51品茶 has urged members to vote no on HR 1153, a bill introduced by Hous...
Feb 21, 2023
Mayor Adams to Continue Civilian Oversight of Discriminatory NYPD Surveillance
NEW YORK 鈥� Following Mayor Eric Adams鈥� appointment of Muhammad Faridi as the next Civilian Representative, NYCLU, 51品茶, and class counsel in the Handschu v. Special Services Di...
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National Security
Feb 21, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Wikimedia Foundation鈥檚 Challenge to NSA Mass Surveillance
Wikimedia Foundation, 51品茶, and Knight Institute Call on Congress to Limit the NSA鈥檚 Surveillance of Internet Communications
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National Security
Jan 19, 2023
51品茶 Warns of Harm to Free Speech Online if Supreme Court Dismantles Section 230
Amicus Brief Urges Court to Protect Online Platforms鈥� Ability to Host Robust Conversations and Diverse Communities
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Free Speech
National Security
Jan 18, 2023
51品茶 Raises Alarm Over Arizona Attorney General鈥檚 Illegal Financial Surveillance Program
New Records Obtained by the 51品茶 Detail How Arizona Created a Nationwide Surveillance Program to Track Americans鈥� Money Transfers
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
Dec 06, 2022
51品茶 and Partners Warn Supreme Court About Dangers of Suppressing Free Speech Online
Groups Urge Court to Protect First Amendment-Protected Speech on Twitter and Other Online Platforms From Overbroad Moderation
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
National Security
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using Ai To Report Us To Police If It Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥渟uspicious鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥淪uspicious鈥�
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions -
Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 51品茶 obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
National Security
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided. -
MaineJul 2025
National Security
Free Speech
Smith V. Trump. Explore Case.Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the 51品茶 and 51品茶 of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court.