Constitutional Principles

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Office of Legal Counsel Memo List, 1998-2019 TSA Quiet Skies "Need to Know" Bulletin Family Separation Case Document

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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

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The History and Future of Mass Metadata Surveillance

analysis | June 11, 2019 | Jake Laperruque

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Facial Recognition Surveillance in Congress's Crosshairs

analysis | June 4, 2019 | Jake Laperruque

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The Legislative Value of the Mueller Report

analysis | March 28, 2019 | Liz Hempowicz
Facial Recognition Surveillance Faces New Calls for Legal Limits

analysis | March 13, 2019 | Jake Laperruque
Facing the Future of Surveillance

report | March 4, 2019 | The Constitution Project's Task Force on Facial Recognition Surveillance & Jake Laperruque
Opposition to President Trump’s Unconstitutional Declaration of a National Emergency

testimony | February 28, 2019 | Sarah Turberville & Liz Hempowicz
What We’re Watching at the Supreme Court

analysis | February 27, 2019 | David Janovsky
Congress Needs to Build Up Election Security Protections, and Also Contingencies

analysis | February 21, 2019 | Jake Laperruque
Could the New Yemen Resolutions Further Erode Congressional War Powers?

analysis | February 13, 2019 | Louis Fisher & Mandy Smithberger
Remembering Walter Jones, Who Fought Endless War

analysis | February 12, 2019 | Danielle Brian & Mandy Smithberger