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Brennan Center Submits Comments on DHS Plan to Collect Social Media Information Through the Visa Waiver Program

The Brennan Center recently submitted comments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bureau (CBP) on their plan to collect social media information from travelers seeking entry to the United States.
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- August 22, 2016
Comment to U.S. Census Bureau: 2020 Decennial Census Residence Rules and Residence Situations

The Brennan Center submitted comment to the U.S. Census Bureau urging it to update the usual residence rule for the 2020 Census so that all incarcerated persons are counted at their home address rather than the prison facility where they are located on Census Day.
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- July 20, 2015
Coalition Letter to RNC and DNC on Criminal Justice Reform

The Brennan Center joined eight other leading advocacy organizations on a letter to Democratic and Republican National Committees leaders, calling on them to prioritize criminal justice reform in the official party platforms.
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- June 24, 2016
Letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: Classification Guidance Review

The Brennan Center and other civil liberties organizations sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper commending his recent memorandum to reduce overclassification.
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- April 25, 2016
Letter to White House Senior Director on Counterterrorism: Federal Guidance on CVE

In a letter to the White House’s Senior Director on Counterterrorism, more than 25 human rights, civil liberties, and community organizations requested an update on their request for a federal guidance on Countering Violent Extremism initiatives.
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- April 22, 2016
Letter to Montgomery County Council: Adequately Fund New Public Financing Program

The Brennan Center submitted testimony to the Montgomery County Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee to support adequate funding for the County’s Public Election Fund.
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- April 1, 2016
Letter from Office of the Director of National Intelligence

In response to a previous letter from the Center and other civil liberties groups, the Director of National Intelligence sent this letter suggesting a meeting while hinting that much of the requested information on Section 702 surveillance may not be forthcoming.
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- January 13, 2016
Letter to the Director of National Intelligence

In response to a letter from the Director of National Intelligence, the Center and other civil liberties groups requested basic information about the impact of Section 702 surveillance on United States citizens and residents.
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- January 13, 2016
LETTER: Reject Unconstitutional Infringement on U.S. Citizenship Rights

The Brennan Center submitted a letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject S. 247, as an unconstitutional infringement on U.S. citizenship rights.
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- December 2, 2015
Letter of Support on the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

The Brennan Center sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership in support of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act.
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- October 19, 2015

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Brennan Center Submits Comments on DHS Plan to Collect Social Media Information Through the Visa Waiver Program

Comment to U.S. Census Bureau: 2020 Decennial Census Residence Rules and Residence Situations

Coalition Letter to RNC and DNC on Criminal Justice Reform

Letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: Classification Guidance Review

Letter to White House Senior Director on Counterterrorism: Federal Guidance on CVE

Letter to Montgomery County Council: Adequately Fund New Public Financing Program

Letter from Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Letter to the Director of National Intelligence

LETTER: Reject Unconstitutional Infringement on U.S. Citizenship Rights

Letter of Support on the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

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