Civil Liberties & Surveillance

Government surveillance, privacy from the state, FOIA, and Fourth-Amendment-style limits on government power.

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July 2026

Legislation

Bill introduced · Jul 22

A bill to establish the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Jul 22

A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Jul 21

To prohibit Federal agencies from purchasing or accessing automated surveillance systems that identify, track, or record individuals, and for other purposes.

Rulemaking

Final rule · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Jul 2FBICloses Sep 5

Counter-UAS Authority OFR Public Inspection version 2026_07_01

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Jul 1FAA

2209 NPRM Memorandum to the Docket for Meeting with American Correctional Association (ACA) and the Correctional Leadership Association (CLA)

June 2026

Rulemaking

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Jun 30FAA

Michael G. White and Thomas L. West - Rebuttal (16-26-06)

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Selecting Biological Sex on ATF Forms

ATF · Comment closes · Aug 5

Firearms Electronic Recordkeeping

ATF · Comment closes · Aug 7

Counter-UAS Authority for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies

FBI · Comment closes · Sep 5

Agency Information Collection Activities: DHS Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Complaint and Privacy Waiver Form, 1601-0035

DHS · Comment closes · Sep 22

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