National Security Letters & Testimony

Below, please find official letters and testimony submitted to Congress and various government agencies on behalf of NACDL on issues pertaining to National Security.

Statement to Senators on Amendments on Privacy and FISA to USA FREEDOM Reauthorization (May 2020)

Statement to members of the U.S. Senate regarding amendments addressing privacy concerns in the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6172).

Coalition Letter to Senators on Changing USA FREEDOM Reauthorization to Protect Privacy (March 2020)

Coalition letter to members of the Senate urging more changes to the protection of American citizens before voting on the proposed USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6172).

Coalition Letter to House Judiciary on Surveillance in Reauthorizing the USA FREEDOM (February 2020)

Coalition letter to the House Judiciary Committee regarding the need for reforms to the drafted USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 relating to mass and unwarranted surveillance.

Coalition Letter to House Judiciary on Reauthorizing FISA Amendments Act (June 2012)

Coalition letter to the House Judiciary Committee regarding concerns with the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 6304), as it comes up for reauthorization (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012, H.R. 5949).

Coalition Letter to Senate Judiciary on Amendments in PATRIOT Act Reauthorization (September 2009)

Coalition letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee leadership regarding the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act S. 1686 (2009).

 

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