Civil Liberties
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Revised Justice Department Policy Still Silences Immigration Judges
Some of the sharpest critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies are the former immigration judges who were once charged with enforcing them. But there’s a reason…
Improve FISA on Civil Liberties by Strengthening Amici
A series of recommendations could position amici to make forceful civil liberties and privacy arguments, effecting change from within the FISA court system.
As Trump Returns from India, Others in U.S. Must Press Modi on Rights in Kashmir and Across the Country
It is critical that a broad and diverse group of powerful actors in the United States not ignore the Indian government’s turn toward authoritarianism.
Congress Is Ready for FISA Reform — Will the House Judiciary Committee Rise to the Occasion?
In the next 24 hours, the House Judiciary Committee has a unique opportunity to seriously reform FISA surveillance powers.
For Free Expression in Iran, the U.S. Can Act to Keep the Internet On
The US should allow American companies to provide technology services and platforms to the Iranian people without fear of violating sanctions.
Guantanamo’s Ugly Taint on U.S. Diplomacy
Watching the Guantanamo proceedings from behind the courtroom's safety glass brings to mind a different prison, halfway around the world, in Egypt.
Instagram Content Removals in Iran Highlight Questions Over Facebook’s New Oversight Board
Facebook’s recent release of the bylaws for its new Oversight Board, which will be charged with reviewing takedown decisions by Facebook and Instagram, came on the heels of reports…
Crossing the Line from Use of Force to Torture in Response to Peaceful Demonstrations
Editor’s note from Ryan Goodman: Just Security is publishing a mini-forum on a significant document being drafted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the…
The Trump-Giuliani Election Plan: Manipulating Voters
The public debate has included frequent reference to the potential destructive effects: illegal foreign interference in a presidential election that damages America’s democracy…
Recent North Korea Sanctions Arrest Raises Questions About Free Speech Rights
Virgil Griffith, it’s safe to assume, did not have a happy Thanksgiving. On arriving at Los Angeles International Airport from abroad, he was arrested that day. An unsealed criminal…
D.C. Circuit Considers Limits on Guantanamo Detention
The court will hear oral arguments today in Abdul Razak Ali v. Trump on the central question of whether the Due Process Clause applies to limit the length of detention at Guantanamo…
Social Media Vetting of Visa Applicants Violates the First Amendment
The Knight First Amendment Institute and the Brennan Center for Justice sued the US government to stop social media vetting of visa applicants.