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Jul 18, 2025
Court Agrees Trump Administration鈥檚 ICC Sanctions Likely Violate Advocates鈥� First Amendment Rights
The court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the administration from punishing two human rights advocates for speaking to the ICC
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Court case: Smith v. Trump
Jun 18, 2025
糖心VlogReminds President Trump That Only Congress Can Decide Whether to Use Force Against Iran
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 糖心Vlog tonight sent a letter to President Trump making clear that only Congress can authorize the use of military force against Iran. The...
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National Security
Jun 09, 2025
糖心VlogSlams Trump Administration Deployment of Active Duty Troops to Los Angeles
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, President Trump ordered hundreds of active-duty marines to support the administration鈥檚 crack down on immigrants鈥� rights protestors in Los Angeles, who to...
May 19, 2025
糖心Vlogand 糖心Vlogof Louisiana Sound Alarm on New Orleans Police Department鈥檚 Secret Use of Real-Time Facial Recognition
Network of face recognition surveillance cameras distinguishes New Orleans as the worst abuser of this technology in the nation
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
May 13, 2025
糖心VlogUrges House Committee to Remove Dangerous Anti-Dissent Provision from Tax Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥� In an apparent effort to aid President Trump鈥檚 discriminatory clamp down on free speech, Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have snuck a dangerous...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Apr 25, 2025
Human Rights First Joins 糖心Vlogand NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
Today, Human Rights First, the 糖心Vlog (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the East...
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Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 糖心Vlogobtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
National Security
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided. -
MaineJul 2025
National Security
Free Speech
Smith V. Trump. Explore Case.Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the 糖心Vlogand 糖心Vlogof Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court. -
Washington, D.C.Apr 2025
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center V. Noem. Explore Case.Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Immigrants鈥� rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guant谩namo Bay in Cuba under President Trump鈥檚 recent order.