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Reform Section 702: End mass warrantless surveillance

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act program allows the government to spy on Americans’ communications without a warrant. It’s been abused in the past to target journalists, peaceful protesters, elected officials, and others.

Take Action →
  1. Write a letter opposing Jay Clayton’s nomination as director of national intelligence

    Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, listens during a news conference in New York, March 9, 2026.
  2. Drop criminal charges against journalists in Newark

    Two figures stand in front of clouds of tear gas; a crowd of protesters is in the background
  3. Tell Congress to investigate Trump-Paramount corruption

    Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026
  4. Modernize US Virgin Islands open records law

    A dock with boats next to a park with palm trees and a sign reading “Virgin Islands National Park”
  5. Stop ‘kids safety’ censorship bills

    A woman types on a smartphone.
  6. Keep presidential records public

    Several piles of storage boxes in a bathroom.
  7. Tell Congress to put a stop to newsroom raids

    Screenshot from body camera footage of Marion County Record raid
  8. Drop ICE case against Estefany Rodríguez

    Estefany Rodríguez and her husband and child
  9. Pass the Ellsberg Act

    Daniel Ellsberg speaking at a press conference in New York City in 1972
  10. Fight ICE secrecy

    A prisoner looks out from his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, December 2015, in Jackson, Ga.
  11. Stop killing Palestinian journalists

    A relative mourns Palestinian journalist Akram Al-Shafi'i in January, after he was killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip.
  12. Stop secrecy bill

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  13. Stop attacking Seth Harp’s First Amendment rights

    A screenshot of journalist Seth Harp speaking with Democracy Now! on August 14, 2025
  14. Stop prosecuting journalist who exposed antisemitism

    Journalist Tim Burke in front of a computer and two monitors
  15. Protect FOIA

    A photo illustration of documents gathered during an AP investigation
  16. Fight boat strike secrecy

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  17. Stop ICE assaults of journalists

    Masked federal agents at Immigration Court at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City

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  1. Fight presidential secrecy

    The Clinton presidential library at sunset, with two flag poles flying the U.S. and Arkansas state flags in front of the building
  2. Protect U.S. Journalists Detained Abroad

    One of the boats from the civilian Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza, enters Ashdod Port in southern Israel, after being seized by Israeli Navy forces, Oct. 8, 2025
  3. Stop the deportation of Mario Guevara

    Journalist Mario Guevara, in a green shirt, stands in the street livestreaming with two phones and a microphone

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