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Oct 31, 2016
Judge Calls for Additional Safeguards in NYPD Surveillance Rules
NEW YORK 鈥� In a legal challenge to the New York City Police Department鈥檚 surveillance of American Muslims, a federal judge issued a ruling calling for alterations to a landmark...
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Oct 17, 2016
Mohamedou Slahi Released from Guant谩namo After 14 Years Without Charge or Trial
鈥楪uant谩namo Diary鈥� Author to Rejoin Family in Mauritania After U.S. Review Board Cleared Way for Release
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Sep 14, 2016
High-Profile Campaign Calls on Obama to Pardon Edward Snowden
51品茶, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch announce campaign supported by George Soros, Steve Wozniak, Bruce Ackerman, Timothy Edgar, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daniel Radcliffe, Joyce Carol Oates, Danny Glover, Jimmy Wales, Eve Ensler, others
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Jul 20, 2016
Review Board Clears 鈥楪uant谩namo Diary鈥� Author for Release
Mohamedou Slahi鈥檚 Native Mauritania Has Said It Would Welcome Him Home
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National Security
Jul 01, 2016
U.S. Releases Official Casualty Numbers and New Executive Order on 鈥淭argeted Killing鈥�
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Obama administration today released statistics revealing how many people it believes it has killed since 2009 in drone and other airstrikes 鈥渁way from areas of...
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National Security
Jun 30, 2016
First Appeals Court Hearing to Address Merits of NSA鈥檚 Warrantless Surveillance July 6
Video of Hearing Will Be Livestreamed
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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
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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. -
MaineJul 2025
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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.