Press Releases
about National Security
Aug 03, 2017
Groups Ask Senators to End Hold-Up of Former NCIS Officer’s Book on Torture
NEW YORK — The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday sent a letter to six senators asking them to intervene in ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jul 26, 2017
Bipartisan Coalition Delivers Grassroots Signatures to Congress on Surveillance Reform
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan coalition of groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Demand Progress, FreedomWorks, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Defending Rights &...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jul 13, 2017
American Family Sues U.S. for Abusive Detention at Canadian Border
ACLU Lawsuit Charges Treatment of Parents and Four Children Violated Their Constitutional Rights
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 23, 2017
Court Hands Trump Administration Another Defeat on Immigration
Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s ‘Extreme Vetting’ Program to Proceed as a Class Action
Jun 23, 2017
ACLU Demands Details on U.S. Involvement in Torture at Secret UAE Prison Network
U.S. Officials Interrogated People Held at Secret Facilities Where Torture Is Reported
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 19, 2017
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling Involving Post-9/11 Detentions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled in a post-9/11 national security case, Ziglar v. Abbasi. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief in this cas...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Ziglar v. Abbasi
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