66 Percent of Americans Now Live in a Constitution-Free Zone 66 Percent of Americans Now Live in a Constitution-Free Zone
Thanks to the militarization and expansion of the “border” region, 197 million Americans now live within the jurisdiction of US Customs and Border Patrol.
Jul 15, 2014 / Todd Miller
The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over? The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over?
Many worry that the architecture of NYPD’s surveillance system remains largely intact.
Apr 23, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller
Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands
Along the US-Mexico border, the high-powered cameras are pointed at you and the drones are above you.
Apr 23, 2014 / Todd Miller
Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History? Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History?
Since 9/11, immigration has become increasingly tangled with criminal enforcement and national security.
Mar 31, 2014 / Alejandra Marchevsky and Beth Baker
The Next Battleground in the War on Whistleblowers The Next Battleground in the War on Whistleblowers
Robert MacLean, a US Air Marshal fired for allegedly leaking sensitive government documents, is just trying to get his job back. For the rest of us, his case has much more profound...
Mar 4, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison
Britain’s citizenship deprivation processes may help obscure the Obama administration’s willingness to kill and kidnap Britons.
Feb 28, 2014 / Aviva Stahl
Colorado’s Federal Supermax Prison Is Force-Feeding Inmates on Hunger Strike Colorado’s Federal Supermax Prison Is Force-Feeding Inmates on Hunger Strike
Solitary Watch reports that eight to nine prisoners are taking part in the strike, held at the federal government’s highest-security prison.
Feb 27, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
An Open Letter to President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay An Open Letter to President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay
Prominent lawyers from Obama's home state of Illinois urge the president to shutter the infamous, illegal prison.
Feb 12, 2014 / Abner Mikva, James Thompson, and Scott Turow
After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years
A federal ruling reveals a wrongly checked box landed Rahinah Ibrahim on the TSA's no-fly list.
Feb 7, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners
Industrial rock band Skinny Puppy doesn't want its music to be used "as a weapon."
Feb 5, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh