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ACLU Letter to Attorney General Gonzales Requesting the Appointment of Outside Special Counsel for the Investigation and Prosecution of Violations, or Conspiracy to Violate, Criminal Laws Against Warrantless Wiretapping of American Persons (12/21/2005)

Alliance for Justice Sign-on Statement on Bush Administration's Torture Memos (08/09/2004)

ACLU Testimony of Timothy H. Edgar, Legislative Counsel, at a Hearing on "9/11 Commission Recommendations: Counterterrorism Analysis and Collection-The Requirement for Imagination and Creativity" before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (08/04/2004)

Summary of ACLU Analysis of 9/11 Commission Recommendations on Intelligence Reform (07/30/2004)

ACLU Analysis of the 9-11 Commission's Recommendations for Intelligence Reform (07/30/2004)

ACLU Letter to President George W. Bush Urging the Establishment of an Independent, Bipartisan Commission to Investigate the Mistreatment of Detainees (06/15/2004)

ACLU Letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft Urging Him to Recuse Himself from the Investigation of Detainee Abuses (06/15/2004)

ACLU Letter to Congress Urging Support of H.R. 3266 and S. 1691, the "Wartime Treatment Study Act" (03/03/2004)

Letter to Congress on S.J. Res. 46 and H.J. Res. 114, the Joint Resolution Authorizing Use of Force Against Iraq (10/09/2002)

Letter to the Senate on the Proposed Joint Resolution Authorizing Use of Force Against Iraq (10/02/2002)

Letter to Congress Urging the Final Resolution for the Authorization of Force Against Iraq Contain Meaningful Standards (09/20/2002)

Letter to Congress Regarding Congressional Approval for Use of Force Against Iraq (09/13/2002)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Timothy Edgar on Applying the War Powers Resolution to the War on Terrorism Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (04/17/2002)

Letter to Rep. Ron Paul on ACLU support for H. Con. Res. 368, Opposing the Reinstatement of a Military Draft (04/03/2002)

Coalition Letter to Secretary Mineta Urging Opposition to a Backdoor National ID System (02/11/2002)

Coalition Letter to President Bush Urging Opposition to a Backdoor National ID System (02/11/2002)

Letter to Congressional Leadership on Respecting the Limits of Military Force Authorization (02/07/2002)

Interested Persons Memo on Military Trials in Terrorism Cases (11/29/2001)

Report: Upsetting Checks and Balances - Congressional Hostility to Courts in Times of Crisis (11/01/2001)

Report: Upsetting Checks and Balances - Congressional Hostility Toward the Courts In Times of Crisis (11/01/2001)