Press Releases
Jan 22, 2025
Court Rules Warrantless Section 702 Searches Violated the Fourth Amendment
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In a long-awaited ruling in United States v. Hasbajrami, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York last night held that warrantless queries â€...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Aug 28, 2024
ACLU Releases Roadmap to Rein in Government Surveillance Under a Harris Administration
The roadmap continues the ACLU’s 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Harris administration.
Issue Areas:
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Apr 12, 2024
ACLU Statement on Congress Passing Bill that Massively Expands the Government’s Power to Spy on Americans Without a Warrant
This bill would reauthorize Section 702 surveillance for two more years without any of the necessary reforms to protect Americans’ civil liberties
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 05, 2024
ACLU Statement on Biden Administration Bypassing Congress and Extending Section 702 Surveillance
Congress is set to vote on crucial reforms to the program next week
Issue Areas:
National Security
Mar 14, 2024
ACLU Commends Senate Judiciary Committee’s Bill to Rein in the Government’s Use of Mass Warrantless Surveillance
The SAFE Act would make important reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
Issue Areas:
National Security
Mar 12, 2024
“Dangerous and Unconstitutional”: ACLU Slams House Intelligence Committee Plan to Use Section 702 to Spy on Pro-Palestinian Protestors Without a Warrant
WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner has been secretly trying to sway his colleagues to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
NSA Surveillance
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Veterans Share Why The Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve In Ground Combat Roles. Explore News & Commentary.Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
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Immigrants' Rights
Ice Agents To Wear Body Cameras But The Fix Is In. Explore News & Commentary.ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras But the Fix is In
The technology appears unlikely to constrain the immigration agencies; much more sweeping reforms are needed -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
NSA Surveillance
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States Are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence With Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.. Explore News & Commentary.States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.