The USA Liberty Act, which passed the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today, leaves in a place a loophole permitting warrantless surveillance of Americans' communications.
The USA RIGHTS Act goes much further than the USA Liberty Act, a reform bill introduced by a bipartisan group of House Judiciary Committee members earlier this month.
Zakzok v. Trump was brought by the Center and CAIR on behalf of six American Muslim plaintiffs for whom the travel ban would have devastating consequences.
On Friday, the Brennan Center filed suit to halt President Trump’s third attempt to institute the “Muslim Ban” promised during his presidential campaign, on behalf of six American Muslim plaintiffs for whom the order has devastating consequences.
The USA Liberty Act’s primary reform is an effort to address the so-called “backdoor search loophole” by requiring U.S. officials to obtain a warrant before accessing the content of Americans’ communications in criminal cases, unless the government’s primary purpose was to obtain foreign intelligence information.
