As the leading civil rights organization in the Lone Star State, we at the ACLU of Texas believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.
My colleague Christopher Soghoian testified today before the European Parliament at a hearing on the “Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens,” which is a response to widespread concern in Europe about...
My colleague Christopher Soghoian testified today before the European Parliament at a hearing on the “Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens,” which is a response to widespread concern in Europe about...
Earlier this week the ACLU of Massachusetts called for a statewide moratorium on the use of license plate readers. We did so because a...
Earlier this week the ACLU of Massachusetts called for a statewide moratorium on the use of license plate readers. We did so because a...
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) sent a letter yesterday to Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to release the two Department of Justice legal memos providing...
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) sent a letter yesterday to Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to release the two Department of Justice legal memos providing...
What happens when legislatures pass laws enabling law enforcement to obtain sensitive, private information about people without requiring any evidence of criminal activity, and without any outside...
What happens when legislatures pass laws enabling law enforcement to obtain sensitive, private information about people without requiring any evidence of criminal activity, and without any outside...
Thanks to Edward Snowden we now understand that the NSA runs many dragnet surveillance programs, some of...
Thanks to Edward Snowden we now understand that the NSA runs many dragnet surveillance programs, some of...
Last week I wrote about how a central problem with reliance on the FISA...
Last week I wrote about how a central problem with reliance on the FISA...