Obama administration to break silence on al-Awlaki killing
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View ArticleACLU sues U.S. for information on targeted killing program
From ACLU's Blog of Rights: Today we filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act to demand that the government release basic — and accurate — information about the government’s targeted...
View ArticleDemocratic senators issue strong warning about use of the Patriot Act
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View ArticleDoes leaking secrets damage national security?
From NPR: Last week's assignment of two federal prosecutors to investigate disclosures of national security information might have been the first shot in a new war on leaks. The director of national...
View ArticleNational Security Counselors accepting applications for legal intern
From National Security Counselors: National Security Counselors, a DC area public interest organization, is accepting applications for a legal intern for the Fall 2012 semester.read more
View ArticleMost wanted secret doc: Justice Dept memo analyzing drone strikes against...
From First Amendment Coalition's Peter Scheer: In the world of secret information about powerful people, there are two sets of documents in especially high demand right now. First are Mitt Romney's...
View ArticleACLU files domestic drones FOIA requests
From The American Civil Liberties Union: On October 23, 2012, the ACLU filed Freedom of Information Act requests with five federal agencies seeking records related to the federal government’s domestic...
View ArticleU.S. Court of Appeals rejects CIA's motion to squash lawsuit on Bay of Pigs...
From Global Research:Washington, D.C. (Dec 7, 2012) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday rejected the CIA’s attempt to shortcut the National Security Archive’s lawsuit under the...
View ArticleNewly Released Drone Records Reveal Extensive Military Flights in US
From Electronic Frontier Foundation: Today EFF posted several thousand pages of new drone license records and a new map that tracks the location of done flights across the United States.read more
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Exclusive: Transgender travelers singled out in TSA screenings, docs show
Department of Homeland Security documents obtained last month reveal details of incidents in which transgender travelers were subjected to heightened scrutiny when passing through airport security...
View ArticleWatermelons and National Security: Protecting U.S. Foreign Intelligence...
In 1966, Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to create a legal regime under which the American public could gain access to information about its government’s activities. In keeping...
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