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America’s New Normal: Mass Surveillance, Secret Courts and Death to Whistleblowers by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute
America’s New Normal: Mass Surveillance, Secret Courts and Death to Whistleblowers By John W. Whitehead June 10, 2013  “The administration has now lost all credibility. Mr....
Sen. Cruz Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Maryland v. King
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Maryland v. King: Today’s unfortunate U.S. Supreme...
Mandatory E-Verify: A Giant Plunge Into a National ID System - Chris Calabrese via ACLU
  Today's release of an immigration reform proposal from the Gang of Eight raises a host of civil liberties issues, many of which the ACLU will undoubtedly be commenting on in the coming...
Travel Surveillance, Traveler Intrusion at CATO
  Featuring Edward Hasbrouck, Journalist, Consumer Advocate, Travel Expert, and Consultant, The Identity Project (PapersPlease.org), Author of the book and blog, The Practical Nomad...
With CISPA, "It's all just a little bit of history repeating..." by Robyn Greene via ACLU
    By Robyn Greene, Washington Legislative Office at 4:48pm The Propellerheads may have been talking about fashion trends when they sang that "to me it seems quite...
U.S. to let spy agencies scour Americans' finances by Emily Flitter and Stella Dawson and Mark Hosenball via Reuters
   U.S. to let spy agencies scour Americans' finances Wed, Mar 13 14:31 PM EDT By Emily Flitter and Stella Dawson and Mark Hosenball NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama...
Immigration enforcement: a trojan horse? by Shahid Buttar
    Comprehensive immigration reform, along with the fiscal cliff and sequester, has recently dominated Washington. But observers have overlooked how calls for stronger immigration...
The Threat of Silence by Ryan Gallagher via Slate
The Threat of Silence   Meet the groundbreaking new encryption app set to revolutionize privacy and freak out the feds. By Ryan Gallagher|Posted Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at 12:21 PM ET...
Washington State's Anti-NDAA Bill Introduced with Viral Support
Washington State's Anti-NDAA Bill Introduced with Viral Support   Emilie Rensink OLYMPIA, Wash. — The "Washington State Preservation of Liberty Act" introduced on Wednesday...
Are the FBI and Congress Politicizing Terrorism Intelligence? by Laura Murphy
  Are the FBI and Congress Politicizing Terrorism Intelligence? By Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office & Mike German, ACLU, Washington Legislative Office...