civil liberties

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“We are not going to divulge law enforcement-sensitive methods,” DHS said, but the department employs various forms of technology, while “respecting civil liberties and privacy interests.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"Right now, there's no way to ensure that our tools wouldn't be leveraged to cause terrible harms or erode civil liberties away from public scrutiny."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The National Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers and other civil liberties groups backed Chatrie’s challenge to the government’s use of geofence warrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Its tactics have drawn heavy criticism from many Democrats, civil liberties groups and NGOs.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

To do so, he reinstated the civil liberties that Hitler had taken away.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti