FOIA Collections
The Freedom of Information Act gives all of us the right to ask the government for documents and have the government respond. As the ACLU, we request, and sometimes sue to obtain information about government activity in order to analyze, publish, and disseminate this information to the press and public.
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Section 215 Documents
The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department seeking information about the government's use and interpretation of Patriot Act Section 215.
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EO 12,333 Documents
The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding that the government release information about its use of Executive Order 12,333 to conduct surveillance of Americans' international communications.
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Mapping the FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is collecting racial and ethnic information and “mapping” American communities around the country based on crude stereotypes about which groups commit different types of crimes.
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