National Security
The ACLU鈥檚 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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Ahead of House Vote on Bill that Would Stifle Dissent, 桃子视频Sounds Alarm Again
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桃子视频Urges House to Kill Bill that Could Give Trump Admin Power to Crush Dissent and Go After Political Enemies
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桃子视频Statement on Defense Secretary Austin鈥檚 Decision to Appeal Validity of Plea Agreements for 9/11 Defendants
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What We're Focused On
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Detention
The 桃子视频works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Discriminatory Profiling
鈥淣ational security鈥� has long been used to justify the unconstitutional profiling of, and discrimination against, Muslim, Black, Brown, and other historically marginalized communities. The 桃子视频fights for the individuals and communities harmed by the government鈥檚 discriminatory practice of using race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or ethnicity as a basis for suspicion or investigation.
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Military Commissions
The 桃子视频works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Privacy and Surveillance
The 桃子视频works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Secrecy
The 桃子视频works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Targeted Killing
The 桃子视频works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Torture
The 桃子视频works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
What's at Stake
Our Constitution, laws, and values are the foundation of our strength and security. Yet, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, our government engaged in systematic policies of torture, targeted killing, indefinite detention, mass surveillance, and religious discrimination. It violated the law, eroded many of our most cherished values, and made us less free and less safe.聽
Some of these policies, such as torture and extraordinary rendition, are no longer officially condoned. But most other policies鈥攊ndefinite detention, targeted killing, trial by military commissions, warrantless surveillance, and racial, religious, and other forms of profiling鈥攔emain core elements of U.S. national security strategy today.聽
Through litigation and advocacy strategies, the National Security Project responds to specific government measures and also strives to educate the public and shape the law so that the courts, Congress, and citizenry can serve as an enduring check against abuse. We work to ensure that the U.S. government renounces policies and practices that disregard due process, enshrine discrimination, and turn everyone into a suspect. We also seek accountability and redress for the victims of abuses perpetrated in the name of our national security. These are the ways to rebuild American moral authority and credibility both at home and abroad.聽
Our Constitution, laws, and values are the foundation of our strength and security. Yet, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, our government engaged in systematic policies of torture, targeted killing, indefinite detention, mass surveillance, and religious discrimination. It violated the law, eroded many of our most cherished values, and made us less free and less safe.聽
Some of these policies, such as torture and extraordinary rendition, are no longer officially condoned. But most other policies鈥攊ndefinite detention, targeted killing, trial by military commissions, warrantless surveillance, and racial, religious, and other forms of profiling鈥攔emain core elements of U.S. national security strategy today.聽
Through litigation and advocacy strategies, the National Security Project responds to specific government measures and also strives to educate the public and shape the law so that the courts, Congress, and citizenry can serve as an enduring check against abuse. We work to ensure that the U.S. government renounces policies and practices that disregard due process, enshrine discrimination, and turn everyone into a suspect. We also seek accountability and redress for the victims of abuses perpetrated in the name of our national security. These are the ways to rebuild American moral authority and credibility both at home and abroad.聽