Constitutional Principles

documents

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

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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Congress Should Hold Trump's Top Aides in Contempt While It Still Can

analysis | December 11, 2019 | Danielle Brian

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Impeachment: Frequently Asked Questions

analysis | November 25, 2019 | Sarah Turberville & Justin Rood & David Janovsky

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Facial Recognition Surveillance Doesn't Necessarily Make You Safer

analysis | July 22, 2019 | Jim Trainum
Assange’s Indictment: A Threat to Everyone

analysis | June 27, 2019 | Danielle Brian & Scott Amey
The History and Future of Mass Metadata Surveillance

analysis | June 11, 2019 | Jake Laperruque
Facial Recognition Surveillance in Congress's Crosshairs

analysis | June 4, 2019 | Jake Laperruque
Titles of 13 New “Secret Laws” Revealed

analysis | May 30, 2019 | Daniel Van Schooten
Attorney General Barr Should Resign, and Congress Must Deliver a Bigger Reckoning

analysis | May 16, 2019 | Danielle Brian
The Limits of Executive Privilege

report | May 15, 2019 | Mort Rosenberg
Release of Mueller Report Sets the Stage for Congress to Act

analysis | April 19, 2019 | Danielle Brian