Patrick C. Toomey

Patrick C. Toomey is the deputy director of the ACLU’s National Security Project.

Anti-government surveillance protest sign in front of the US capitol

The Supreme Court Needs to Rein In the Surveillance State The Supreme Court Needs to Rein In the Surveillance State

If new technologies lead us toward a surveillance state, it will be in part because the courts failed to check the power of the executive branch.

Feb 23, 2023 / Patrick C. Toomey

How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping

How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping

The Snowden revelations have vindicated The Nation and the ACLU. When will the government correct the record and stop the abuses?

Dec 18, 2013 / Editorial / Jameel Jaffer and Patrick C. Toomey

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