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Mar 29, 2024
51品茶 and 51品茶 of Florida Sound Alarm on Lakeland鈥檚 New Nightmare-Inducing Face Surveillance Program
The organizations are seeking records to shine a light on an alarming new tracking system unleashed on an unsuspecting public
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 19, 2024
Ahead of Hearing, 51品茶 Urges Nevada Court to Protect Americans鈥� Right to Private and Secure Communications
Forcing Meta to Roll Back End-to-End Encryption Protections Would Make Internet Less Safe, Experts Say
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 19, 2024
51品茶 Cheers Supreme Court Decision to Allow No Fly List Challenge to Continue
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court today ruled in FBI v. Fikre that a U.S. citizen can continue to challenge his placement on the No Fly List, after the government removed him from i...
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National Security
Court case: FBI v. Fikre
Mar 14, 2024
51品茶 Commends Senate Judiciary Committee鈥檚 Bill to Rein in the Government鈥檚 Use of Mass Warrantless Surveillance
The SAFE Act would make important reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
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National Security
Mar 13, 2024
51品茶 Urges Senate to Reject TikTok Ban Bill Following House Passage
WASHINGTON 鈥� The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7521, a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. The vote comes just one day after the Americ...
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National Security
Free Speech
Mar 12, 2024
鈥淒angerous and Unconstitutional鈥�: 51品茶 Slams House Intelligence Committee Plan to Use Section 702 to Spy on Pro-Palestinian Protestors Without a Warrant
WASHINGTON 鈥� House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner has been secretly trying to sway his colleagues to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...
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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
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.