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Apr 14, 2016
51品茶 Sues for Bureau of Prisons Documents on Approval of CIA Torture Site
The Senate Torture Report Details the Visit by Bureau of Prisons Personnel to the Detention Site COBALT in Afghanistan, Yet Bureau Denies Any Documentation Exists
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National Security
Mar 31, 2016
51品茶 Asks Federal Court for Basic Information About Massachusetts Case Similar to FBI v. Apple
BOSTON 鈥� In a case raising questions similar to those in FBI v. Apple, the 51品茶 of Massachusetts today filed a motion in federal court to make public ba...
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 04, 2016
Imprisoned Author at Guant谩namo Granted Review Hearing
Long-Delayed Hearing Could Lead to Mohamedou Slahi鈥檚 Release
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National Security
Feb 29, 2016
Federal Judge in New York Denies Government Request to Unlock Apple iPhone
BROOKLYN, N.Y. 鈥� A federal judge today denied the government's request to order Apple to unlock an iPhone in a criminal investigation. The government had asked for the order unde...
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National Security
Feb 29, 2016
Federal Court Blocks Indiana's Attempts to Interfere With Syrian Refugee Resettlement
CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 212-284-7347, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org
INDIANAPOLIS 鈥� A federal court has denied Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families...
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Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Feb 23, 2016
51品茶 Statement on Guant谩namo Closure Plan
WASHINGTON 鈥� The White House released a plan today to close the prison at Guant谩namo.
Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the 51品茶, had this r...
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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
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
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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.