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Manning Found Guilty on Espionage Act Charges, Acquitted of “Aiding the Enemy”

A military judge found Bradley Manning guilty of violating the Espionage Act but acquitted him on the more serious charge of “aiding the enemy.” Manning already has pled guilty to some charges, for which he faces up to 20 years in prison.

July 30, 2013
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
Groups Ask Justice Department to Release Reports on Telephone Surveillance Program

Today, 23 good government groups sent a letter to the DOJ urging the Attorney General to make public any reports by the Department’s Inspector General regarding the collection of Americans’ telephone records under Section 215 of the Patriot Act.

July 8, 2013
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
Brennan Center Applauds Passage of Bill to Create Inspector General for NYPD

The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass two bills focused on improving community safety this week, one of which creates an inspector general to oversee the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

June 27, 2013
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
Brennan Center Urges White House to Rein in Overclassification

The Brennan Center for Justice, along with other groups, urged the White House to create a presidentially-appointed steering committee to provide a mechanism for identifying and coordinating needed changes to our classification system and for overcoming internal agency obstacles to change.

April 23, 2013
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Bradley Manning Confinement Ruled Illegal

In a major development in the Bradley Manning case, a military judge ruled today that Manning’s pre-trial confinement was illegal and reduced his possible sentence in a pre-trial hearing.

January 8, 2013
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Detainee Policy
New Proposal Calls for the Creation of an Inspector General for the NYPD

In response to the increased involvement of the New York City Police Department in collecting counterterrorism intelligence, a new policy proposal issued today by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law calls for the establishment of an independent inspector general for the department. A Proposal for an NYPD Inspector General outlines the benefits of creating such an office, which would mirror the independent oversight in place for decades at the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Central Intelligence Agency.

October 9, 2012
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
Checks & Balances
Latest Surveillance Allegations Show Need for NYPD Oversight

Faiza Patel released a statement following Associated Press reports that the New York City Police Department conducted surveillance and monitoring of Muslim communities in Newark, New Jersey.

February 22, 2012
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
Brennan Center Statement in Advance of AG Holder Appearance Before Senate Judiciary Committee

The Brennan Center released the following statement calling on Senate Judiciary Committee members to press Attorney General Eric Holder on changes to the FBI's domestic surveillance rules.

November 7, 2011
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
City Council Members, Civil Rights Advocates Press Conference Puts Spotlight on NYPD Operations

New York City Council Members, the Brennan Center for Justice, community groups and civil rights advocates gathered at City Hall today to raise concerns about the New York Police Department’s infiltration of the local 800,000-person Muslim community and to call for more oversight of the NYPD’s intelligence operations.

October 6, 2011
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
New Proposal to Curb Government Secrecy

A new study concludes that unnecessary classification is detrimental to national security efforts and democratic decision making – and offers a proposal to curb abuse and needless secrecy.

October 5, 2011
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability

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Manning Found Guilty on Espionage Act Charges, Acquitted of “Aiding the Enemy”

Groups Ask Justice Department to Release Reports on Telephone Surveillance Program

Brennan Center Applauds Passage of Bill to Create Inspector General for NYPD

Brennan Center Urges White House to Rein in Overclassification

Bradley Manning Confinement Ruled Illegal

New Proposal Calls for the Creation of an Inspector General for the NYPD

Latest Surveillance Allegations Show Need for NYPD Oversight

Brennan Center Statement in Advance of AG Holder Appearance Before Senate Judiciary Committee

City Council Members, Civil Rights Advocates Press Conference Puts Spotlight on NYPD Operations

New Proposal to Curb Government Secrecy

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