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Jun 18, 2026
Court to Hear Arguments in Lawsuit Demanding Trump Admin Publicly Release Legal Rationale for Illegal Boat Strikes
With at least 210 people killed, ACLU, NYCLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights are asking the court to order the Trump administration to release the legal memo justifying this deadly bombing campaign
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National Security
Jun 10, 2026
Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition Match
Robert Dillon, a long-time commercial crabber, was arrested for a crime he never committed in a city he’d never been to
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach
Mar 16, 2026
ACLU and CDT Urge Court to Stop Government from Punishing Anthropic for Important Advocacy on AI Guardrails
In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, Groups Lay Out Dangers of Forcing AI Companies to Deploy Their Tools for Mass Domestic Surveillance
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Mar 16, 2026
Legal Experts Underscore Illegality of U.S. Boat Strikes at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing
ACLU, Center for Constitutional Rights, and UN Human Rights Experts Tell International Panel to Take Immediate Action Before More People Are Killed
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National Security
Human Rights
Mar 12, 2026
More Than 250 Groups Oppose Additional Spending on Trump’s Illegal Iran War
WASHINGTON. D.C. – Members of Congress should vote against any additional funding for President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional war on Iran, more than 200 groups said today in ...
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National Security
Mar 05, 2026
ACLU Urges Congress to Block Any New War Funding After Failed War Powers Vote
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass the bipartisan Massie-Khanna War Powers Resolution, which would have required that all U.S. forces be wit...
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National Security
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News & CommentaryJun 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
The Downsides Of "deterrence". Explore News & Commentary.The Downsides of "Deterrence"
Surveillance Boosters Tout the Benefits of Deterrence, But There’s a Big Problem With That -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
National Security
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How One Playwright Is Using Theatre To Expose The Surveillance State. Explore News & Commentary.How One Playwright is Using Theatre to Expose the Surveillance State
As the ACLU fights to protect people’s privacy, playwright Matthew Libby discusses his play about the private companies fueling the government’s surveillance of immigrants. -
MassachusettsJan 2026
National Security
Human Rights
Burnley V. U.s.: Demanding Accountability On Caribbean Boat Strikes. Explore Case.Burnley v. U.S.: Demanding Accountability on Caribbean Boat Strikes
On October 14, 2025, the United States military carried out an illegal missile strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, two Trinidadian men who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to their homes in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School filed suit on behalf of Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph’s mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo’s sister, seeking redress and accountability for these extrajudicial killings pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world — and potentially in the US — opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance