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December 2024

In Unprecedented Move, Judge Keeps CIA Employee Facing Espionage Act Charges In Jail
The government alleges that Asif Rahman released two documents showing American assessments of Israeli plans to attack Iran.
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Chip Gibbons
Gaza First Amendment Alert
A Zionist group draws on facial recognition tech, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force personnel raid students' homes over graffiti, and a lawsuit claims a…
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December Washington Memo
Are Trump's cabinet picks friends of civil liberties?
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Chip Gibbons

November 2024

Gaza First Amendment Alert
Diving into the track records of Trump’s cabinet picks; Congress goes to war with the ICC.
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CIA official charged under the Espionage Act
Asif Rahman is alleged to have disclosed two documents showing American intelligence assessments of Israel's plans for airstrikes against Iran. Here's…
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Gaza First Amendment Alert
Joint Resolutions of Disapproval for arms sales are introduced in Congress, a bill attacking charities fails, and charges from campus protests collapse.
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Under Project 2025, Journalists and Sources Would Face Spying and Prosecution
The policy guidebook for the next GOP president would spell disaster for journalists and whistleblowers if implemented.
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Chip Gibbons

October 2024

Gaza First Amendment Alert
UN says response to the Gaza war "unleashed a global crisis of freedom of expression," anti-protest forces shop prosecutors, and crackdowns on campuses…
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OFAC Sanctions Samidoun
Here's the backstory behind the Department of Treasury's decision to place sanctions on Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.
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Chip Gibbons
The State Is Wielding Grand Jury Subpoenas Against Cop City Activists
The ATF pursued a Cop City arson case - but they didn't know whether the target was a witness or co-conspirator.
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Cody Bloomfield
Gaza First Amendment Alert
Students protest despite backlash, terror sanctions placed on grassroots group, universities cause protesters to lose visas, and Harvard says...no…
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