News & Commentary about National Security
The ACLU’s National Security Project is dedicated to ensuring that U.S. national security policies and practices are consistent with the Constitution, civil liberties, and human rights.
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May 7, 2018
4 Things to Be Worried About in the NSA’s New Transparency Report
May 3, 2018
Senators Have a New Plan to Expand Indefinite Detention and Endless Global War
Apr 27, 2018
The CIA Gives a Highly Sanitized View of Gina Haspel While Keeping Her Torture Record Secret
Apr 26, 2018
Legislators Are Trying to Hide a Dangerous Voucher Proposal Inside the Defense Spending Bill
Apr 20, 2018
How an Irish Court Ruling Could Affect U.S. Spying
Apr 18, 2018
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Forcibly Send a Detained US Citizen to Another Country
Mar 14, 2018
What the Senate Needs to Know About Gina Haspel
Feb 7, 2018
Leaked DHS Report Uses Junk Science to Argue for Surveillance of Muslims
Jan 31, 2018
Trump Embraces the Original Sin of Guantánamo