Constitutional Principles

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DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Review of Adelanto - Sent to ICE in April 2018 Andrus v. Texas Amicus Brief of Former U.S. Attorneys Office of Legal Counsel Memo List, 1998-2019 TSA Quiet Skies "Need to Know" Bulletin Family Separation Case Document

letters

45 Civil Liberties Groups Endorse the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act Amicus Brief: Prosecutors Say Unreliable Evidence Requires New Trial POGO Joins Broad Coalition Urging House to Repeal Iraq War Authorization Amicus Brief: Precedent Shows Removal Protections Aren’t Unconstitutional Election Security Coalition Opposes Weakening Encryption Amicus Brief: Challenging the Constitutionality of Oklahoma’s Death Penalty Statute POGO Comment on DNA Collection from Immigration Detainees Amicus Brief: Sixth Amendment Requires New Trial for Rodney Reed Amicus Brief: There's No Shortcut in the Sixth Amendment Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate Leadership to Allow a Vote on Emergency Powers Reform POGO Comment on Expansion of Expedited Removal POGO Endorses No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act POGO and Bipartisan Partners Urge Congress to Reform the National Emergencies Act POGO Joins Coalition Opposing Surveillance of Activists, Lawyers, and Journalists Congress Must Ensure that All Officials Respect Court Orders Bipartisan Coalition Urges Congress to Increase Funding for the Legislative Branch Broad Coalition Calls for PATRIOT Act Surveillance Reform 36 Former GOP Lawmakers: Honor Your Oath and Protect the Constitution POGO Urges Hearing on Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Nominees POGO Calls for Congressional Investigation and Oversight of “Zero Tolerance” and Border Crisis Letter to U.S. Attorneys in Border States on the Prosecutor's Duty to Ensure Justice and Protection of Constitutional Rights under new "Zero Tolerance" Policy Letter to Attorney General Sessions on Effect of Zero Tolerance Policy on Border Prosecutions on Constitutional Rights The Constitution Project at POGO Supports Reforms to Virginia’s Criminal Discovery Rules POGO Urges DHS to Abandon Problematic Social Media Collection Plan Law Professors Tell Congress: Protecting the Special Counsel is Constitutional 38 Former Elected Republicans and Former Judges and Prosecutors Call on Congress to Protect the Special Counsel The Constitution Project at POGO Objects to the Department of Justice’s Proposed Closure of the Office for Access to Justice Civil Society Urges Congress to Support the Special Counsel Integrity Act

resources

Resources on Impeachment

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Recommendations for Reclaiming Congress’s War Powers

analysis | February 19, 2020 | Katherine Hawkins

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No, Clearview AI's creepy plan to spy on us is not 'free speech'

analysis | February 14, 2020 | Jake Laperruque

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What to Expect for the PATRIOT Act Reauthorization

analysis | February 11, 2020 | Jake Laperruque
The Danger of Fibbing Our Way into War

analysis | January 31, 2020 | Mark Thompson
Threats to Due Process in U.S. Immigration Courts

testimony | January 29, 2020 | Katherine Hawkins
Impeachment: Frequently Asked Questions

analysis | January 10, 2020 | Sarah Turberville & Justin Rood & David Janovsky & Katherine Hawkins
Adding up the Cost of Our Never-Ending Wars

analysis | December 17, 2019 | Mark Thompson
Congress Should Hold Trump's Top Aides in Contempt While It Still Can

analysis | December 11, 2019 | Danielle Brian
Phone Briefing on the Role of the Office of Legal Counsel

analysis | November 5, 2019 | Sarah Turberville & Liz Hempowicz
The Report of The Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment

report | November 1, 2019 | The Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment