NACDL frequently writes to members of Congress, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and the president on national security issues related to electronic surveillance, detention, and due process. These letters have been collected and are available for download by clicking on the titles below.
2013
February 12, 2013, Coalition Letter to Secretary Panetta and Vice Admiral MacDonald Re: Press Briefings at Guantanamo Bay
2012
December 13, 2012, Coalition Letter to Demand Debate on the FISA Amendments Act
December 5, 2012, Updated Coalition Letter to President Obama Re: Veto NDAA, If It Extends Restrictions on Transferring Detainees Out of the Guantanamo Prison
November 30, 2012, Coalition Letter to Senate Urging NO Vote on FAA Extension
November 29, 2012, Coalition Letter Re: Opposition to Feinstein Amendment 3018 to the NDAA
November 27, 2012, Coalition Letter to President Obama Re: Veto NDAA, If It Extends Restrictions on Transferring Detainees Out of the Guantanamo Prison
September 11, 2012, Coalition Letter to House Urging NO Vote on FAA Extension
August 13, 2012, NACDL Amicus Letter in GTMO Habeas Counsel Access Litigation
June 15, 2012, Coalition Sign-On Letter Re: Leaks of Highly Classified Information
June 11, 2012, Coalition Sign-On Letter Re: Sunset of FISA Amendments Act of 2008
May 17, 2012, Joint Letter Re: Press Conference Access at Guantanamo
March 13, 2012, Coalition Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
2011
December 9, 2011, Letter from NACDL President Lisa Wayne to Congress opposing the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
November 22, 2011, ACLU Letter to oppose Amendment 1068 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1867).
November 9, 2011, Letter to NACDL Executive Director Norman Reimer from Department of Defense Regarding NGO's Observations of Military Commissions at Guantanamo.
October 3, 2011, Coalition Letter to Secretary Panetta Regarding NGO's Observations of Military Commissions at Guantanamo.
July 5, 2011, Coalition Letter to Secretary Panetta Regarding NGO's Observations of Military Commissions at Guantanamo.
April 12, 2011, Coalition Letter to Secretary Gates Regarding Military Commission Rulemaking.
February 16, 2011, Coalition Letter Opposing Plan to Defund the Department of State Special Envoy to Guantanamo Bay.
February 14, 2011, Coalition Letter opposing sections 1112 and 1113 in H.R. 1, the House Continuing Resolution, which would impose a blanket ban on transfers of Guantanamo detainees, even for prosecution or resettlement or repatriation.
2010
October 4, 2010, NACDL Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
July 28, 2010, Coalition Letter opposing any blanket ban on transfers of Guantanamo detainees to the United States.
July 27, 2010, Coalition Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee requesting congressional oversight of the FBI's operations pursuant to the 2008 Attorney General's Guidelines.
May 17, 2010, Coalition Letter to Attorney General Holder on Constitutional Rights of individuals in the United States suspected of terrorist activity by seeking to codify or expand the “public safety exception” to Miranda v. Arizona.
April 8, 2010, Coalition Letter Opposing the Purchase of the Thomson Correctional Center for Purposes of Indefinite or Military Commission Detention
April 5, 2010, Coalition Letter Regarding Public Participation and the 2010 Manual for Military Commissions
February 25, 2010, Coalition Letter Opposing Any Motion to Recommit on the Intelligence Bill (HR 2701) That Would Bar Prosecution of Some Terrorism Defendants in Federal Criminal Court
February 19, 2010, Coalition Letter Opposing S 2977, Which Would Bar Prosecution of Some Terrorism Defendants in Federal Criminal Courts
2009
November 17, 2009, Coalition Letter to Oppose Inhofe Amendment (SA 2774) and DeMint Amendment (SA 2779)
November 4, 2009, Coalition Letter to Oppose Senate Amendment Barring Prosecutions in Federal Criminal Courts (SA 2669)
October 29, 2009, Coalition Letter in Support of the USA Patriot Amendments Act of 2009 (HR 3845)
September 30, 2009, Coalition Letter in Support of Amendments to the Reauthorization of the Patriot Act (S 1686)
September 24, 2009, Coalition Memo on Reviving the Military Commissions
September 21, 2009, Coalition Memo on Preventive Detention
August 21, 2009, Coalition Letter on Revisions to the Military Commissions Act in the Senate-Passed Version of the National Defense Authorization Act
May 21, 2009, Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Investigate Domestic Surveillance Laws
May 20, 2009, Coalition Letter in Support of the State Secrets Protection Act (S 417)
May 19, 2009, NACDL Letter of Support for the Equal Justice for Our Military Act (HR 569, S 357)