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Sep 05, 2017
51品茶 Letter to Trump: Congress Alone Can Decide Whether to Use Force Against North Korea
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 51品茶 today sent a letter to President Trump informing him that only Congress can authorize the use of military force against North Kore...
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National Security
Aug 17, 2017
CIA Torture Psychologists Settle Lawsuit
On Eve of Trial, Psychologists Agree to Historic Settlement in 51品茶 Case on Behalf of Three Torture Victims
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National Security
Aug 07, 2017
Court Rejects CIA Torture Psychologists鈥� Final Bid to Avoid Standing Trial
Judge Denies Psychologists鈥� Effort to Stop Lawsuit Filed by 51品茶 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鈥檚 Book on Torture
NEW YORK 鈥� The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the 51品茶 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 鈥� A bipartisan coalition of groups, including the 51品茶, 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
51品茶 Lawsuit Charges Treatment of Parents and Four Children Violated Their Constitutional Rights
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National Security
Immigrants' Rights
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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.