DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE

CIV · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Supporting privacy and constitutional protections re: electronic/digital information in general; opposing warrantless surveillance in general; supporting the Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act, H.R. 821 / S.338; supporting the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act, S. 634 / H.R. 1439; and supporting the "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, S.Res.47.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 821, S.338, S. 634, H.R. 1439, S.Res.47

CON · Constitution

Supporting the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in general; supporting the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizures in general; supporting the need for civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform in general; supporting full protection of procedural due process rights in the criminal legal system in general; and supporting national emergencies reform in general.

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Supporting the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, H.R. 2159; supporting the Quality Defense Act, S.1102; supporting the EQUAL Act; supporting the Fresh Start Act; supporting the Clean Slate Act; supporting the FAIR Act, S.263; supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act; supporting the Safer Supervision Act; supporting USSC amendments to supervised release and the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity; supporting adequate funding for public defenders; supporting ending the use of acquitted conduct in prison sentences for federal criminal offenses; supporting the expungement of federal simple possession drug offenses; supporting reforms to terms of supervised release after federal imprisonment; supporting federal sentencing reforms in general; supporting increased oversight of the Bureau of Prisons in general; supporting "second chances" for returning citizens in general; supporting increased and continued implementation of the First Step Act in general; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement and other early release options; supporting prison reforms in general; supporting criminal discovery reforms in general; supporting the inclusion of well-defined terms and meaningful mens rea protections in all potential and existing federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting increased prosecutorial and policing accountability; supporting clemencies, commutations, and pardons; opposing the HALT Fentanyl Act, H.R. 27 / S. 331; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary federal criminal laws or regulations with poorly defined terms or weak mens rea protections or those that result in overly harsh incarcerative penalties) in general; opposing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, H.R. 1266 / S.545; and supporting the Due Process Continuity of Care Act, H.R.1510.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2159, S.1102, S.263, H.R. 27, S. 331, H.R. 1266, S.545, H.R.1510

INT · Intelligence

Supporting reforms to Title VII of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act that would increase due process protections and honor the Fourth Amendment rights of Americans; supporting preventing the government from purchasing highly sensitive data that would otherwise require a warrant for them to access; supporting privacy protections re: electronic/digital information in general; supporting Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) independence from executive branch interference; supporting leadership changes on the House Oversight Committee; and supporting freedom from warrantless surveillance in general.