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Dec 18, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Trump National Security Strategy
NEW YORK 鈥� The Trump administration released its official national security strategy today.
Hina Shamsi, director of the 51品茶鈥檚 National Security Proj...
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Dec 07, 2017
DC Court Hearing Monday in 51品茶 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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Dec 01, 2017
51品茶 Comment on House Intelligence Vote on Bill to Expand NSA Surveillance Powers
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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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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 51品茶鈥檚 Challenge to Military Detention of U.S. Citizen Held for Over 2 Months
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Nov 28, 2017
DC Court to Hear 51品茶 Challenge to Military Detention of American Held for Over 2 Months
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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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Nov 17, 2017
51品茶 Comment on Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Government Surveillance
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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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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. -
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