Bio
Ben Wizner (@benwizner) is the director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. For nearly 15 years, he has worked at the intersection of civil liberties and national security, litigating numerous cases involving airport security policies, government watch lists, surveillance practices, targeted killing, and torture. He appears regularly in the global media, has testified before Congress, and is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law. Since July of 2013, he has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Ben is a graduate of Harvard College and New York University School of Law and was a law clerk to the Hon. Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Featured work
May 10, 2022
Ask an Expert: What are My Speech Rights At School?

May 3, 2022
Ask an Expert: Is My Tweet Protected Speech?

Nov 20, 2018
Edward Snowden Explains Blockchain to His Lawyer — and the Rest of Us

Apr 4, 2018
The Exile: In Memory of Judge Stephen Reinhardt

Aug 23, 2017
Artificial Intelligence at Any Cost Is a Recipe for Tyranny

Aug 23, 2013
Chelsea Manning and the Government's Draconian Approach to Whistleblowers

Aug 1, 2013
Beyond Bradley Manning: The Government Has Made Its Point (UPDATED)
