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Aug 7, 2014

Are We Getting Fooled on Surveillance Reform?

This piece originally appeared on the Monkey Cage blog at...

By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

This piece originally appeared on the Monkey Cage blog at...

By By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

Aug 6, 2014

Numbers Tell the Story of Our Government's Watchlisting Binge

The government is adding people to its already bloated watchlisting system at breakneck pace, and it's still hungry for more. That's the unavoidable conclusion from ...

By By Hugh Handeyside, Staff Attorney, ACLU, National Security Project

The government is adding people to its already bloated watchlisting system at breakneck pace, and it's still hungry for more. That's the unavoidable conclusion from ...

By By Hugh Handeyside, Staff Attorney, ACLU, National Security Project

Aug 6, 2014

Border Crisis Prompting New Xenophobic Drumbeat for an Old Disgrace—Detention Camps

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By Carl Takei, ACLU National Prison Project

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By Carl Takei, ACLU National Prison Project

Aug 6, 2014

Happy Anniversary, CIA! 12 Years of Lawlessness!

Wow. Twelve years. The time has flown by. Seems like just yesterday that the Justice Department sent over its torture memos to then-CIA General Counsel John Rizzo, ramping up a CIA torture program that...

By By Chris Anders, Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

Aug 6, 2014

The Fight for Marriage Equality: From Birth to Death and Every Moment in Between

After 22 years together, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur faced the devastating reality that John would not survive another year. John had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...

By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU

After 22 years together, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur faced the devastating reality that John would not survive another year. John had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...

By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU

Aug 5, 2014

We Need Meaningful Immigration Reform, Not Just Theatrics

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