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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 and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law in the name of national security. Learn more about ACLU's National Security Project (NSP), which advocates for national security policies that are consistent with the Constitution, the rule of law, and fundamental human rights.


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FROM THE 2006 MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCE

NYCLU Releases RNC Documents That City Tried to Conceal (3/21/2007)

ACLU Calls for Spy Files Investigation In Response to New Details of Pentagon (11/21/2006)

New Document Reveals Pentagon Surveillance of Rhode Island Peace Group (11/2/2006)

Documents Shed New Light on Pentagon Surveillance of Peace Activists (10/12/2006)

ACLU Urges House to Reject President's Power Grab (9/28/2006)

Booz Allen's Extensive Ties to Government Raise More Questions About SWIFT Program (9/26/2006)

ACLU Decries Senate Republicans' Switch on NSA Spying Bill (9/25/2006)

ACLU Slams House Panels' Approval of Wilson NSA Spying Bill (9/20/2006)

ACLU Slams Senate Judiciary Committee's Approval of NSA Spying Bills (9/13/2006)

ACLU Demands House Reject Attempts to "Update" FISA (9/06/2006)

ACLU Seeks Information on Government Spying on Baltimore Peace Groups (8/30/2006)

Massachusetts ACLU Renews Call for Public Hearings (8/23/2006)

New Report Documents Government Monitoring Lawful Protest (7/27/2006)

Government Abusing State Secrets Claim in NSA Case (7/10/2006)

Lawmakers Confirm NSA Spying Program (6/30/2006)

ACLU Welcomes European Scrutiny Of U.S. Snooping On Financial Data (6/28/2006)

New AT&T Privacy Policy Can't Rewrite Right and Wrong (6/22/2006)

House Judiciary Committee Adopts Request for Illegal NSA Spying Documents (6/21/2006)

ACLU Urges Court to Reject State Secrets Claim in NSA Case (6/21/2006)

ACLU Urges House to Rein In Illegal NSA Spying Program (6/20/2006)

ACLU Sues Pentagon for Documents on Peace Groups (6/14/2006)

Court Hears Arguments on Legality of NSA Spying Program for the First Time (6/12/2006)

ACLU Requests Federal Government Records of Spying on Grassroots Groups In Montana (6/9/2006)

Senate Judiciary Committee To Blindly Consider NSA Legislation (6/8/2006)

ACLU Urges Federal Court to End NSA Spying Program (6/6/2006)

ACLU To FCC: Review of AT&T-BellSouth Merger Must Look At NSA Spying (6/6/2006)

ACLU Files Lawsuit to Protect Privacy Rights of Alaskans (6/5/2006)

ACLU Prepares for Court Hearing in Landmark NSA Wiretapping Challenge (6/1/2006)

ACLU Applauds Chairman Sensenbrenner Hearing on Capitol Hill Search (5/30/2006)

Historic EU Court Decision Annuls US-EU Airline Passenger Data-Sharing (5/30/2006)

ACLU Denounces Supreme Court Ruling in Whistleblower Case (5/30/2006)

Prominent Chicagoans Join Challenge to AT&T Record Sharing with the NSA (5/22/2006)

Verizon Refuses to Deny Participation in Illegal NSA Spying (5/19/2006)

Senators Must Vigorously Question General Hayden (5/18/2006)

Specter's NSA Legislation Pardons President's Illegal Actions (5/16/2006)

ACLU of Southern California and Religious Groups Seek Answers About Government Spying on Mosques (5/15/2006)

ACLU Condemns NSA's Massive Database of Americans' Phone Call Records (5/11/2006)

ACLU Gains Support of Lawmakers in Court Fight Against Illegal Spying (5/11/2006)

FBI Targeted Journalist Covering Free Trade Meetings in Miami (5/04/2006)

Hayden Nomination Raises Serious Civil Liberties Concerns (5/08/2006)

ACLU of New Jersey Goes to Court for Open Government Records (5/04/2006)

FBI Counterterrorism Unit Spies on Peaceful, Faith-Based Protest Group (5/4/2006)

Senate Judiciary Committee Delays Consideration of NSA Spying Bills (4/27/2006)

On Second Anniversary of Release of Abu Ghraib Photos, ACLU Sees Growing ... (4/27/2006)

ACLU Urges Senate Panel to Reject NSA Spying Bills, Says Congress Must Fully ... (4/26/2006)

Secret DHS Agreement to Share Passenger Data in Violation of Agreements Is ... (4/25/2006)

ACLU Seeks Information on Secret Data-Sharing Agreement Between Homeland ... (4/21/2006)

Business, Civil Rights Leaders Support ACLU NSA Wiretapping Suit (4/20/2006)

Attorney General Must Stop Stonewalling Congress on NSA Spying, ACLU Says; ... (4/06/2006)

FBI Spied on Denver Bookstore and Anti-War Protesters, New Documents Reveal (03/28/2006)

NYCLU Asks Court of Appeals to Open Secret Court Ruling on Warrantless NSA Wiretapping Program (03/24/2006)

Senate Judiciary Committee Continues Hearings Into Illegal NSA Spying Program, ACLU Urges Lawmakers to Get Facts Before Acting (03/28/2006)

ACLU Rebukes Department of Justice Continued Stonewalling on Wiretapping Questions, Says Accountability and Transparency Needed (03/24/2006)

ACLU of New Jersey Seeks "Potential Threat Elements" Details (03/21/2006)

ACLU of Washington Seeks Files on Government Surveillance of Peace Groups (3/21/2006)

DeWine Proposal on NSA Spying Would Ratify Illegal Activity, ACLU Says; ... (3/16/2006)

Advocates Urge Accountability for US Abuse of Power and Hurricane Katrina ... (3/16/2006)

Evidence of FBI Spying Based Solely on Groups' Anti-War Views (3/14/2006)

ACLU Asks Federal Court to Block Illegal Spying Program, Citing "Concrete Harm" to Americans (3/9/2006)

Justice Department Continues to Stonewall on NSA Spying Program (3/8/2006)

ACLU Condemns Secret White House Deal on Warrantless NSA Spying Program, Says Proposal Would Legitimize and Condone Illegal Activities (3/8/2006)

ACLU Sues Pentagon for Files on University of California Student Groups (3/7/2006)

Gonzales Responses on Warrantless NSA Spying Program Failed to Address Fundamental Concerns (3/1/2006)

ACLU Welcomes Second Oversight Hearing on NSA Warrantless Eavesdropping (2/28/2006)

Poll Shows Americans Reject NSA Warrantless Surveillance Program (2/24/2006)

ACLU Urges Senate to Demand Information on Illegal NSA Spying Program, As Federal Court Orders Justice Department to Turn Over Documents (2/16/2006)

Justice Department Must Release Documents on NSA Spying Program, Judge Rules (2/16/2006)

ACLU Urges House to Adopt Request for Illegal NSA Spying Documents (2/15/2006)

ACLU Challenges Patriot Act Provision Used to Exclude Prominent Swiss (01/25/2006)

Censorship at the Border (11/10/2005)

In New Ad, ACLU Steps Up Call for Investigation of President's Spying Order (01/05/2006)

ACLU Slams DOJ Investigation of NSA Whistleblower (12/30/2005)

ACLU California Affiliates Seek Information About Government Spying (12/21/05)

ACLU Calls on Gonzales to Appoint Special Counsel on NSA Domestic Spying (12/21/2005)

ACLU Demands Records About Warrantless Spying by National Security Agency (12/20/2005)

ACLU Demands NSA, CIA Records (12/20/05)

New Documents Show FBI Targeting Environmental and Animal Rights Groups (12/20/2005)

Documents Detail Spying on Activist Groups (12/20/05)

President's Spying Order Violates Law (12/15/05)

ACLU Shocked at Bush Use of National Security Agency for Domestic Spying (12/15/2005)

Peaceful Protests in Colorado Targeted (12/8/05)

New Documents Show FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Targeting Peaceful (12/08/2005)

FBI Targets Peaceful Protesters (8/2/05)

Michigan Affirmative Action and Peace Groups 'Terrorists' (8/29/05)

FBI Is Keeping Documents on ACLU (7/18/05)

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