Don’t Give In on FISA Reform, Mr. President
No more delays.
American Civil Liberties Union
FISA Deal on the Horizon?
Aggressive foreign intelligence collection is not just an imperative; it's popular.
Op-eds
McCain’s Missed Opportunity
The maverick outmaneuvers himself.
Op-eds
The Case for Telecom Immunity
Security means holding firm on the sticking point in the surveillance drama.
Op-eds
Listen Up: Should the Telecoms be Punished for Helping Protect You from Terrorists?
Are you outraged? You’re supposed to be. According to Peter Eliasberg, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11/01 attacks, “ever...
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Se Debería Castigar a las Empresas de Telecomunicaciones por Ayudar a que Nos Protejamos de los Terr
¿Está Ud. indignado? Debería estarlo. Según Peter Eliasberg, abogado de la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles (ACLU) después de los atentados del 11 d...
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A Bug’s Life
Six years after the terrorist atrocities of 9/11/01, 15 years after the first attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, 25 years after the bombing of the U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut,...
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Al-Qaeda, Yes; DOMA, No
The modern-day John Adams brigade down at King & Spalding has finally found a client too unpopular to merit representation: the American people. That is exactly the same conclusion drawn by E...
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Anwar Al Awlaki’s Direct Connection to Terror
In August 2010, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the U.S. government on behalf of al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki. The two organizations q...
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Untangling Ghailani
In Manhattan on Tuesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan gave al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Ghailani a sentence of life imprisonment after his conviction on a single count of conspiring to bomb American embassies...
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Smearing America in Defense of A Terrorist
In response to the Ghailani verdict, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the...
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Anwar al Awlaki’s License to Kill
“Don’t consult with anyone in fighting the Americans; fighting the devil doesn’t require consultation or prayers or seeking divine guidance.” So said Anwar al Awl...
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Anwar Awlaki’s Message to Inspire Readers
The second edition of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) Inspire magazine makes multiple references to the controversy over the Obama administration's decision to allow US force...
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Some Pragmatism
‘Obama’s administration has adopted what it calls a flexible approach” to terrorism cases, says the Reuters dispatch. The president, Reuters elaborates, “favor[s] military...
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Going Ghost
Molly Norris is not as well known as Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf or Pastor Terry Jones. But you should know who she is - even though she is no more. It will take just a moment for me to explain....
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A Few Missing Details
The New York Times reports that a federal appeals court has shot down a lawsuit against Jeppesen Data...
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British Surrender to Former Gitmo Detainees
Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his government has agreed to investigate torture allegations made by former Guantanamo detainees. The inquiry is expected to last on...
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Stalking the CIA
Co-Authored with Debra Burlingame Last week, Bill Gertz of the Washington Times broke news of a fight between the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Justice. The...
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Gitmo Does Not Cause Terrorism
So we're going to shut down the detention center at the U.S. naval base on Guantanamo Bay and move the 200-plus terrorists detained there to a seldom-used civilian correctional center in Tho...
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Al Qaeda’s Civil Liberties Union
A look at the other terrorists embraced by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's ACLU lawyers.