Civil Liberties

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China Summons US Envoy After Hong Kong Criminalizes Refusing to Unlock Devices

The move signals rising friction over Hong Kong’s new device-search powers under national security enforcement.

FOIA Emails Show DHS Counsel Urged Beating and Mass Arrests of L.A. Protesters

Federal Consent Decree Bars Three Agencies From Coercing Major Platforms for a Decade

Georgia House Panel Advances SB 482 to Tighten Access to Police Videos and Mugshots

European Parliament Rejects Chat Control Extension

9th Circuit Pauses Portland Tear Gas Limits on Federal Officers

Georgia Ticket Shows Flock License Plate Cameras Used for Traffic Enforcement

Russia Threatens Arrests As Moscow Eases Internet Curbs

U.S. Agrees to 10-Year Decree Limiting Agency Pressure on Social Media

House Moves Toward Clean Extension of FISA Section 702 Before April 20 Deadline

House GOP Delays FISA Section 702 Vote as Johnson Falls Short on Clean Extension

At Senate Hearing, FBI Confirms It Buys Americans’ Location Data From Brokers

Iran’s Internet Blackout Reaches Day 20, Longest Recorded in a Connected Nation

Massachusetts House Panel Opens Vote on PROTECT Act to Curb ICE Courthouse Arrests

V-Dem 2026 Report Finds Unprecedented U.S. Democratic Decline Under Trump

Investigation Charts Roving Border Patrol and ICE Operations, Deadly Incidents, and Court Restraints

Russia Fines Telegram 35 Million Roubles Over Banned Content

DOJ Drops Case Against Veteran Who Burned Flag Near White House

DHS Posts O’Hare Timestamps Denying Sunny Naqvi Detention as Family Disputes

Guinea Outlaws 40 Political Parties in Decree Freezing Assets, Banning Symbols