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Dan
Zeidman

Dan Zeidman is a Lobbyist Assistant focusing on criminal justice reform for the ACLU Washington Legislative Office. Before coming to the ACLU, Dan worked as a Legislative Assistant for the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He graduated from Williams College in 2009 with a BA in Political Science and a concentration in Leadership Studies.

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05/21/2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration

Seeing Is Believing: Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Is Possible

By Jennifer Bellamy, Washington Legislative Office & Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 6:38pm
Laura W. Murphy, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, makes opening remarks Vanita Gupta, ACLU deputy legal director, Center for Justice, serves ... Read More
04/25/2012
Employment Discrimination

EEOC: Help Stop Discriminatory Barriers to Employment

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 5:49pm
Ms. W, a Native American woman in Washington State, was convicted in 2008 for possession of marijuana. After applying for a job at a discount retail store and ... Read More
03/15/2012
Prosecutorial Misconduct

Brady Reform: New Legislation Is a Win for Justice

By Jesselyn McCurdy, Washington Legislative Office & Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 3:47pm
In the 1963 Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized a defendant’s fundamental right to any and all favorable information that ... Read More
02/14/2012
Sentencing Disparity

Promising Beginnings: States Provide a Model for Federal Criminal Justice Reform

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 2:00pm
In his 2007 State of the State address, Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) aptly explained, “I believe we can take an approach to crime that is both tough and ... Read More
11/17/2011
Sentencing Disparity

Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer Gets It (Half) Right

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 5:57pm
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer has a lot to say on our country’s criminal system – some good, some bad. Read More
10/07/2011
End Racial Profiling Act

One Step Closer to Ending Racial Profiling

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 10:28am
Whether it be the Arab-American Secret Service agent barred from a commercial flight en route to join the security detail at President George W. Read More
06/29/2011
War on Drugs

A Call for Fairness

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 1:03pm
June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs" — a war that has cost roughly a trillion dollars, ... Read More
06/14/2011

It's Time for Congress to Get Smart on Crime

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 6:34pm
Our investment in the criminal justice system is not paying dividends. Exploding prison populations — driven by America's "tough on crime" policies ... Read More
06/02/2011
War on Drugs

Retroactivity — the Path to Fairness

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 11:06am
By applying the Fair Sentencing Act's new sentencing structure retroactively, the Sentencing Commission would right a terrible injustice and reduce the sentences of ... Read More
03/31/2011

ACLU Urges U.S. Sentencing Commission to Restore Basic Fairness to Criminal Justice System

By Dan Zeidman, Washington Legislative Office at 11:00am
On March 21, the ACLU submitted recommendations to the U.S. Read More
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