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Appeal in Terkel v AT&T Wednesday
ACLU of Illinois Legal Director Harvey Grossman will be presenting in Seattle on Wednesday the 31st at a hearing in our case Terkel v. AT&T before the U.S. Court of... Continue reading
Homeland Security Investigates Questioning of Muslims at the Border
In February 2010, Lawrence Ho sought to return home to the United States after attending a conference in Canada. At the border crossing at Rainbow Bridge in New York, U.S.... Continue reading
Now is the Time for Reform — Not Authorizing More Abusive Government Surveillance!
Later this month, three of the most controversial provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire: Section 215 orders; the roving “John Doe” wiretap provision; and the “lone wolf”... Continue reading
FBI: If We Told You, You Might Sue
Often when the government tries to suppress information about its surveillance programs, it cites national-security concerns. But not always. In 2008, a few years after the Bush administration’s warrantless-wiretapping program... Continue reading
When Is Enough Enough? Government Surveillance Skyrockets in 2010.
The Department of Justice has just released its annual report on its surveillance activities for 2010 including its use of secret court orders, National Security Letters (NSLs) and electronic and... Continue reading
Honoring Courage Seven Years After Abu Ghraib
To mark the seventh anniversary of the publication of photographs that exposed torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, the New York Times published an ACLU/PEN American Center op-ed today... Continue reading
ACLU questions legality of drone attacks
The American Civil Liberties Union asked the government to disclose the legal basis for its use of predator drones to conduct “targeted killings” overseas on Jan. 18 in a Freedom... Continue reading
ACLU calls on Obama in full-page New York Times ad
The American Civil Liberties Union published a full-page ad in the New York Times featuring a black-and-white picture of President Obama morphing into former President Bush on March 7. Above... Continue reading
Congress reauthorizes Patriot Act provisions
The American Civil Liberties Union reported the House passed a one-year extension of three expiring Patriot Act provisions Thursday without changes to the overly broad surveillance bill. The provisions of... Continue reading
ACLU calls for criminal investigation of the torture program
The American Civil Liberties Union called on the Justice Department to expand its criminal investigation of the Bush administration’s torture program after a Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility... Continue reading
