Classification is one of the most important tools our government has to keep us safe. But many secrets “protected” by the classification system pose no danger to the nation’s safety.
In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, civil rights advocates called on Congress to investigate the reported changes to the FBI’s guidelines for domestic investigations.
After reports that FBI officials will receive "significant new powers" for domestic investigations, the Brennan Center analyzed the accuracy of several FBI and Justice Department statements on the changes, finding false or misleading information in all of them.
The Brennan Center's Emily Berman participated in an online video from the Bill of Rights Defense Committee titled, "The unPATRIOTic Act & COINTELPRO 2.0."
The Brennan Center for Justice and NYU School of Law hosted Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on June 7th for a discussion on post-9/11 homeland security.
