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Oct 05, 2017

ACLU Challenges Military Detention of American Suspected of Fighting for ISIS

The U.S. citizen has been held by the military since approximately September 14, reportedly in Iraq. The ACLU filed petition on his behalf asking the Pentagon to grant him access to attorneys so he may challenge his detention.
Issue Areas: National Security/War on Terror, Due Process/Procedural Rights
Nov 03, 2016

ACLU Demands DC Lift Ban Against Public-Housing Activist

Empower DC’s Schyla Pondexter-Moore, critic of DC housing policy, was banned from all Housing Authority meetings for 60 days; ACLU charges First Amendment violation.
Issue Areas: Due Process/Procedural Rights, Freedom of Speech and Association