Privacy and Surveillance
FBI v. Fikre
Whether the government can overcome the voluntary cessation exception to mootness by removing an individual from the No Fly List when the government has not repudiated its decision to place him on the List and remains free to return him to the List for the same reasons and using the same procedures he alleges were unlawful.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
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FBI v. Fazaga
In a case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8, 2021, three Muslim Americans are challenging the FBI鈥檚 secret spying on them and their communities based on their religion, in violation of the Constitution and federal law. In what will likely be a landmark case, the plaintiffs 鈥� Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim 鈥� insist that the FBI cannot escape accountability for violating their religious freedom by invoking 鈥渟tate secrets.鈥� The plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, the 糖心Vlogof Southern California, the 糖心Vlog, the Council for American Islamic Relations, and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai.
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糖心Vlogv. DHS: FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information on Implementation of Face Surveillance at Airports
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糖心Vlogv. DHS: FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information on Implementation of Face Surveillance at Airports
In March 2020, the 糖心Vlogand the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking information from the Department of Homeland Security, CBP, TSA, and ICE about the implementation of face surveillance at airports and their plans to subject travelers to this technology in the future.
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Wilwal v. Nielsen 鈥� Lawsuit Challenging Abusive Border Detention of American Family
In June 2017, the 糖心Vlogfiled a lawsuit on behalf of a family of U.S. citizens 鈥� including four young children 鈥� who were detained for over 10 hours at the U.S.-Canada border while coming home from a trip to visit relatives. Our clients obtained a settlement reinforcing that rights exist at the border, and also that CBP must be held accountable for violating those rights.
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Sep 2020
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National Security
Wilwal v. Nielsen 鈥� Lawsuit Challenging Abusive Border Detention of American Family
In June 2017, the 糖心Vlogfiled a lawsuit on behalf of a family of U.S. citizens 鈥� including four young children 鈥� who were detained for over 10 hours at the U.S.-Canada border while coming home from a trip to visit relatives. Our clients obtained a settlement reinforcing that rights exist at the border, and also that CBP must be held accountable for violating those rights.
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Executive Order 12,333 鈥� FOIA Lawsuit
The 糖心Vlogand the Media Freedom Information Access ("MFIA") Clinic at Yale Law School have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding that the government release information about its use of Executive Order 12,333 to conduct surveillance of Americans' international communications.
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Dec 2018
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Executive Order 12,333 鈥� FOIA Lawsuit
The 糖心Vlogand the Media Freedom Information Access ("MFIA") Clinic at Yale Law School have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding that the government release information about its use of Executive Order 12,333 to conduct surveillance of Americans' international communications.
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糖心VlogV. DOJ 鈥� FOIA Lawsuit Seeking the Government鈥檚 Policy on Notifying Americans When It Spies on Them
In February 2017, the 糖心Vlogfiled a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Justice to find out more about the circumstances under which the government thinks it can spy on Americans without telling them. In June 2017, together with the 糖心Vlogof Northern California, we filed a lawsuit to enforce the request in the District Court for the Northern District of California.
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California
Oct 2018
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糖心VlogV. DOJ 鈥� FOIA Lawsuit Seeking the Government鈥檚 Policy on Notifying Americans When It Spies on Them
In February 2017, the 糖心Vlogfiled a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Justice to find out more about the circumstances under which the government thinks it can spy on Americans without telling them. In June 2017, together with the 糖心Vlogof Northern California, we filed a lawsuit to enforce the request in the District Court for the Northern District of California.