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There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.


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Mohamed et al. v. Jeppesen Dataplan Inc. - Complaint (05/30/2007)

ACLU v. Department of Justice - Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memo in Opposition to Government's Motion for Summary Judgement (05/23/2007)
Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memo in Opposition to Government's Motion for Summary Judgement and in Support of Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for In Camera Review

AAR v. Chertoff - Government’s 56.1 Statement (05/21/2007)

AAR v. Chertoff - Declaration of Kinder (05/21/2007)

AAR v. Chertoff - Declaration of Morris (05/21/2007)

AAR v. Chertoff - Declaration of Koval (05/21/2007)

AAR v. Chertoff - Government’s Opposition to Summary Judgment and Cross-Motion in Support of Summary Judgment (05/21/2007)

Ali v. Rumsfeld - Memorandum Opinion Granting Motion to Dismiss (03/27/2007)

Ali v. Rumsfeld - Order Granting Motion to Dismiss (03/27/2007)

ACLU of North Carolina Letter to State Officials and the Global TransPark Authority Board (03/21/2007)
ACLU of North Carolina Letter to State Officials and the Global TransPark Authority Board

ACLU Analysis and Recommendations: Justice Department OIG Report on Misuse of National Security Letters (03/09/2007)
NEW YORK - On March 9, 2007, as mandated by law, the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on the FBI’s use of National Security Letters (NSLs). The FBI used these NSLs to obtain phone and financial records without a court order.

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