We join over 90 other civil liberties, human rights, and environmental organizations in a letter that calls on Attorney General Chris Carr to drop the indictment of 61 Stop Cop City protesters and 2020 racial justice advocates under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The successful indictment of protesters and organizers under RICO […]
Author: Stephen Perez Jr
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Statement on PCLOB Section 702 Report
Today, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) released its long awaited report on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The report sheds light on new abuses, revealing that from November 2020 to December 2021, “non-compliant queries related to civil unrest numbered in the tens of thousands.” The report recommends robust […]