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Jun 30, 2021
110+ Organizations to Biden: End U.S. Program of Lethal Strikes Abroad
WASHINGTON — Today, 113 organizations from the United States and around the world sent a letter to President Biden calling for an end to the U.S. program of lethal strikes outsid...
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National Security
Jun 17, 2021
Comment on House Repeal of War Powers Authority, Known as AUMF
WASHINGTON — In a bipartisan vote, the House voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which Congress passed to authorize war against Iraq almost 20 years...
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National Security
Jun 15, 2021
Comment on Biden Domestic Terrorism Strategy
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today released its “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.”
Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Projec...
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National Security
Jun 09, 2021
Comment on Biden Revoking Trump Executive Orders Targeting TikTok and WeChat
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration revoked executive orders targeting the TikTok and WeChat apps, which were signed by former President Donald Trump. President Biden signed a ...
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Free Speech
National Security
Jun 03, 2021
ACLU Comment on Trump DOJ Seizing Communications from Journalists
The Biden administration disclosed yesterday that the Trump Justice Department seized phone records of New York Times reporters in 2017. This disclosure follows similar reports fro...
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National Security
Free Speech
Jun 02, 2021
Comment on Biden Administration Report on Civilians Killed or Injured in Military Operations Abroad
NEW YORK – The Biden administration today made public an unclassified version of a congressionally mandated report on the number of civilians it believes were killed or injured i...
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National Security
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