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Jan 27, 2022
51品茶 Statement on Pentagon's New Civilian Harm Directive
Today, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new directive aimed at preventing civilian harm. This comes after months of investigations into U.S.-caused civilian casualties, i...
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National Security
Jan 19, 2022
NEI/51品茶 Statement on Newly Released Video of Deadly U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul
NEW YORK 鈥� In response to a New York Times Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the Department of Defense today released video footage of the Aug. 29, 2021 drone strike in Kabul t...
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National Security
Jan 10, 2022
51品茶 Statement on the 20th Anniversary of Guant谩namo
Group Runs Full Page Ad Calling on President Biden to Close Guant谩namo
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National Security
Dec 08, 2021
Federal Appeals Court Decision Endangers Americans鈥� Protections Against NSA and FBI Spying
DENVER 鈥� In a sharply divided ruling, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals today wrongly held that the warrantless surveillance of Jamshid Muhtorov 鈥� a legal permanent resident wh...
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National Security
Court case: U.S. v. Muhtorov
Nov 22, 2021
51品茶, Knight Institute Petition Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Intelligence Agencies鈥� 鈥淧republication Review鈥� System
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, on behalf of five former government employees, the 51品茶 and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University petitioned t...
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Free Speech
National Security
Court case: Edgar v. Haines
Nov 09, 2021
Wrongly Prosecuted Chinese American Scientist Moves Forward With New Complaint Against Commerce Department
51品茶 and Cooley LLP Join Scientist鈥檚 Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Investigation and Malicious Prosecution by Rogue Security Unit
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National Security
Court case: Sherry Chen v. United States
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
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Flock鈥檚 Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock鈥檚 Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance
Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
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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
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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
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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.