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Oct 04, 2024
Appeals Court Reinstates Muslim Americans鈥� Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Questioning by U.S. Border Officers
This questioning is part of a broader decades-long problem of border officers targeting Muslim American travelers because of their religion
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Court case: Kariye v. Mayorkas
Oct 03, 2024
Biden Administration Defends Unlawful Trump Policy that Blocked Military Service Members鈥� Path to Expedited Citizenship
In new filing, the 51品茶 urges appeals court to uphold ruling in Samma v. Department of Defense
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2024
51品茶 Statement on Senator鈥檚 Discriminatory Questioning of Civil Rights Leader Maya Berry
WASHINGTON 鈥� 51品茶 Executive Director Anthony D. Romero, released the following statement regarding Sen. John Kennedy鈥檚 questioning of Maya Berry, the ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 12, 2024
Muslim Americans Urge Ninth Circuit to Hold Government Accountable for Illegal Religious Questioning by Border Officers
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 51品茶 and its partners argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who are ch...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Court case: Kariye v. Mayorkas
Sep 11, 2024
51品茶 Statement on the 23rd Commemoration of 9/11
WASHINGTON 鈥� In commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hina Shamsi, director of the 51品茶鈥檚 National Security Project...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Aug 28, 2024
51品茶 Files Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Government鈥檚 Unlawful Detention and Inhumane Treatment of Acquitted Man
ALEXANDRIA, Va. 鈥� Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges last year, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...
Issue Areas:
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.