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There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.

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Secret Bush Administration Torture Memo Released
A secret memo authored by the Department of Justice (DOJ) asserting that President Bush has unlimited power to order brutal interrogations to extract information from detainees was declassified today as a result of an American Civil Liberties Union Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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ACLU Sues Over Dragnet Wiretapping Law
The unconstitutional law allows spying on Americans without warrants or oversight, threatening privacy and free speech rights.
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IDEOLOGICAL EXCLUSION
Federal Judge Wrongly Allows Exclusion of Renowned Muslim Scholar
A federal judge has ruled to allow the government's exclusion of renowned Swiss scholar Tariq Ramadan from the U.S. Ramadan, a leading European academic whose work addresses Muslim identity and the role of Islam in democratic societies, banned due to his political viewpoints.
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