Press Releases
about National Security
Jan 12, 2017
ACLU Comment on Expansion of NSA Information Sharing
WASHINGTON — The director of national intelligence issued procedures today that expand the power of the National Security Agency to share information with 16 other government age...
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National Security
Jan 04, 2017
ACLU Releases Analysis of Sessions’ Civil Liberties Record Ahead of Confirmation Hearings
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union released a comprehensive analysis of Sen. Jeff Sessions’ record on civil liberties issues ahead of the January 10-11 confirmatio...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 17, 2016
ACLU Comment on Japanese Internment, Muslim Registry Comments from Trump Backer
WASHINGTON —A prominent backer of Donald Trump, Carl Higbie, recently cited the Japanese-American internment camps created during World War II as precedent for reviving a discred...
Nov 09, 2016
ACLU Statement on Donald Trump’s Election
NEW YORK — In response to Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, had the follow...
Oct 31, 2016
Judge Calls for Additional Safeguards in NYPD Surveillance Rules
NEW YORK — In a legal challenge to the New York City Police Department’s surveillance of American Muslims, a federal judge issued a ruling calling for alterations to a landmark...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 17, 2016
Mohamedou Slahi Released from Guantánamo After 14 Years Without Charge or Trial
‘Guantánamo Diary’ Author to Rejoin Family in Mauritania After U.S. Review Board Cleared Way for Release
Issue Areas:
National Security
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