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May 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Confirm Manning鈥檚 Safe Release From Prison
NEW YORK 鈥� Chelsea Manning was safely released today from U.S. military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Manning released the following statement upon her release:
鈥淎fter an...
Issue Areas:
National Security
LGBTQ Rights
May 09, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Statements on Her Upcoming Release From Military Prison
NEW YORK 鈥擶histleblower Chelsea Manning will be released from U.S. military prison next week after serving a seven-year sentence for disclosing classified information that raised...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
May 08, 2017
51品茶 Sues Trump Administration for Records on Botched Yemen Raid
Lawsuit Aims to Uncover Documents on Legal Basis and Outcome of Assault That Killed Navy SEAL and Numerous Yemeni Civilians
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: 51品茶 v. DOD 鈥� FOIA on Yemen Raid
Apr 28, 2017
NSA Ends Controversial Surveillance Practice
WASHINGTON 鈥� The NSA is reportedly ending a controversial surveillance practice that allows for warrantless spying of Americans鈥� communications that mention a foreigner under s...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 24, 2017
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear 51品茶 Lawsuit Seeking Release of Full Senate Report on CIA Torture
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court announced today that it will not consider the 51品茶鈥檚 Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to make public the Senate鈥檚 f...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Senate Torture Report - FOIA
Apr 12, 2017
51品茶 Files Lawsuits Demanding Local Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban
Affiliates File 13 FOIA Lawsuits Against Government
Issue Areas:
National Security
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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.