American Civil Liberties Union

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	Defense Attorney David Nevin on Military Commissions
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	Filmmaker Peter Gilbert
	Plaintiff Janet Caldero
	Freed Prisoner Bo Jones
	Activist Evie Farnsworth
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ACLU HIGHLIGHTS

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
"When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
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> The Bill of Rights

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UNLAWFUL SPYING
ACLU Urges Senate to Reject Unconstitutional Surveillance Bill
The ACLU vehemently opposes this bill, which eviscerates the oversight structure of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
> Blog: Senate Delays FISA Vote!
> Learn More About FISA

IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS
ACLU In Federal Court To Prevent Deportation Of Egyptian To Torture
Due process rights and U.S. treaty obligations prohibit Khouzam's return to Egypt based on that country's inherently unreliable assurances that he will not be tortured.