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History has taught us that pervasive government surveillance has a profoundly adverse effect on the exercise of free speech – a universal right enshrined both in the Constitution and in international human...
History has taught us that pervasive government surveillance has a profoundly adverse effect on the exercise of free speech – a universal right enshrined both in the Constitution and in international human...
Late last night, the ACLU and ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief urging a federal appeals court to overturn a contempt-of-court finding against Lavabit, the now-defunct secure email service provider....
Late last night, the ACLU and ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief urging a federal appeals court to overturn a contempt-of-court finding against Lavabit, the now-defunct secure email service provider....
The piece below was first...
The piece below was first...
The military commission attorneys and judge are in Guantanamo Bay this week for the continuation of the 9/...
The military commission attorneys and judge are in Guantanamo Bay this week for the continuation of the 9/...
If the government had its way, no one would have any idea that it regularly tracks all of our phone calls and much of our online activity.
But thanks to Edward Snowden's ...
If the government had its way, no one would have any idea that it regularly tracks all of our phone calls and much of our online activity.
But thanks to Edward Snowden's ...
New York's Muslims have a very good reason to be suspicious — and even fearful — of their city's police department. For over a decade, the NYPD's Intelligence Division has targeted Muslims for...
New York's Muslims have a very good reason to be suspicious — and even fearful — of their city's police department. For over a decade, the NYPD's Intelligence Division has targeted Muslims for...