Press Releases
about National Security
Jan 05, 2018
ACLU Opposes New Surveillance Bill
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union voiced its opposition to a bill that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to e...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jan 05, 2018
American Detained Abroad by U.S. Tells ACLU He Wants to Challenge His Detention in Court
ACLU Asks Judge to Bar Trump Administration From Transferring U.S. Citizen From Iraq to Another Country While Case Continues
Issue Areas:
National Security
Dec 21, 2017
ACLU Sues Trump Administration to Obtain Its Killing Program Policy
Lawsuit Seeks Document That Rolled Back Obama Administration Restrictions on Lethal Strikes
Issue Areas:
National Security
Dec 18, 2017
ACLU Statement on Trump National Security Strategy
NEW YORK — The Trump administration released its official national security strategy today.
Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Proj...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Dec 07, 2017
DC Court Hearing Monday in ACLU Challenge to Detention of American Held by U.S. for Nearly 3 Months
A federal court will hear oral argument Monday on the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen held secretly in U.S. military custody in Iraq since mid-September.
The hearing will in...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Dec 01, 2017
ACLU Comment on House Intelligence Vote on Bill to Expand NSA Surveillance Powers
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee passed a bill today that dramatically expands NSA surveillance authorities, including Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Survei...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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