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Nov 03, 2021
NEI/51品茶 Comment on Air Force Inspector General鈥檚 Investigation Into Deadly U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul
NEW YORK 鈥� At a press briefing, the U.S. Air Force Inspector General Lt. Gen. Sami Said today provided a summary of his classified report investigating the Aug. 29 drone strike i...
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National Security
Nov 01, 2021
Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
Court鈥檚 Denial Curtails the Public鈥檚 First Amendment Right of Access to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Opinions
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National Security
Court case: 51品茶 v. United States
Oct 15, 2021
Food Aid Organization Asks Pentagon to Help Family Members, Staff, and Survivors of Kabul Drone Strike
Representatives of Nutrition & Education International Met with Pentagon Officials to Discuss the U.S. Drone Strike that Killed their Employee Zemari Ahmadi and Nine of his Family Members in Kabul
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National Security
Sep 23, 2021
Muslim Americans File Supreme Court Brief Challenging Religious Discrimination in FBI v. Fazaga
At Stake is Whether the U.S. Government can Escape Accountability for Secretly Spying on Americans Due to Their Religious Beliefs
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
National Security
Court case: FBI v. Fazaga
Sep 17, 2021
51品茶 Statement on Pentagon鈥檚 Response to U.S. Drone Strike That Killed Civilians in Kabul
NEW YORK 鈥� Gen. McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, announced today that a U.S. drone strike in Kabul on August 29, 2021 killed 10 civilians, including seven children, and wa...
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National Security
Sep 15, 2021
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Wikimedia's Challenge to NSA Internet Surveillance
NEW YORK 鈥� In a divided opinion, the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal brought by the Wikimedia Foundation, which challenges the National Security Agency鈥檚 mass interception a...
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National Security
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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
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
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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.