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

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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

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The Bottom Line on the Impeachment Process

analysis | October 11, 2019 | Sarah Turberville

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How Companies Can Help Make Police Facial Recognition Systems More Transparent

analysis | September 26, 2019 | Jake Laperruque

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As “Zero Tolerance” Cases Skyrocket, Other Prosecutions Slow

analysis | August 14, 2018 | David Janovsky
Explaining Secret Surveillance

analysis | July 25, 2018 | Jake Laperruque
Racial Discrimination in the Courts: The Case of Marcus Robinson

analysis | July 24, 2018 | Romi Ferder
“Zero Tolerance” and Border Crisis Need Congressional Oversight

analysis | July 23, 2018 | Sarah Turberville
Privacy After Carpenter: We Need Warrants for Real-Time Tracking and “Electronic Exhaustion”

analysis | July 2, 2018 | Jake Laperruque
The Carpenter Decision: A Huge Step Forward for Privacy Rights but Major Problems Remain

analysis | June 28, 2018 | Jake Laperruque
Those 5-to-4 decisions on the Supreme Court? 9 to 0 is far more common.

analysis | June 28, 2018 | Sarah Turberville
Paper Cuts: How Can I Contact My Daughter?

analysis | June 27, 2018 | Bonnie Goldstein