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Coalition Letter to the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Opposing H.R. 4547 (09/22/2004)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary Advising Them on the Blakely v. Washington Decision and Its Effect on the Federal Sentencing System (07/20/2004)

ACLU Letter to Senators of the Judiciary Committee Expressing Concerns about S. 1700, the "Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of 2003" (06/03/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Opposition to the Capital Sentencing Provisions in S. 1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (04/28/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security Expressing Concerns about S. 346, Which Prevents Offenders from Obtaining Job Skills and Benefitting from Opportunities for Rehabilitation (04/06/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on the Judiciary Expressing Concerns about S. 1743, The Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2003 (03/30/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Support for H.R. 2282, the Equal Access to Justice Reform Act (03/11/2004)

Letter to Conferees on S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act (04/08/2003)

Coalition Letter to the Office of Management and Budget Requiring Accuracy for the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) System (04/08/2003)

Sign-on Letter to the House Urging Opposition to the Feeney Amendment to Child Abduction Bill, H.R. 1104 (03/26/2003)

Letter to the House Opposing H. R. 1104, the Child Abduction Prevention Act (03/26/2003)

Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the PROTECT Act (S. 151) and the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (S. 153) (01/30/2003)

Attorney General John Ashcroft's Assault on Civil Liberties (Updated September 2003) (10/30/2002)

Interested Persons Memo: Analysis of Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (06/06/2002)
On May 30, 2002, Attorney General Ashcroft released new Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations. Sweeping away protections that have been in place since the 1970s, the new Guidelines allow the government to spy on domestic groups even when there is no suspicion of wrongdoing.

Interested Persons Memo: Brief Analysis of Proposed Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (05/30/2002)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Tim Edgar on S. 1749, The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration (04/12/2002)

Testimony of National Capital Area Executive Director Johnny Barnes on DC Surveillance Cameras Before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on the District of Columbia (03/22/2002)

Coalition Comments Regarding Eavesdropping on Confidential Attorney-Client Communications (12/20/2001)

Testimony of ACLU President Nadine Strossen on Department of Justice Oversight Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (12/04/2001)

Interested Persons Memo on Military Trials in Terrorism Cases (11/29/2001)