The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is filing additional Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) requests on behalf of 32 advocacy groups and more than 250 individuals in Maryland who may have been spied on by Maryland State police under the rubric of "homeland" and "national" security.

“History shows us that our democracy works best when the voices of people are heard. The chilling of free speech puts our nation at risk,” said Rev. Andrew Foster Connors with Christian Peace Witness for Iraq.