Bio
Brian Hauss is a senior staff attorney with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Speech, Privacy & Technology Project, where he focuses on free speech issues. Since joining the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ in 2012, he has litigated cases throughout the country defending the First Amendment rights of authors, journalists, media organizations, protesters, labor unions, civil servants, nonprofits, for-profits, and gadflies. He is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School and served as a law clerk to the Hon. Marsha S. Berzon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Featured work
Jul 20, 2017
The First Amendment Protects the Right to Boycott Israel
May 26, 2017
Yesterday, Charged with Assaulting a Reporter. Today, Charged with Defending the Constitution.
May 9, 2017
You Can’t Say That on Television (Colbert Edition)
May 5, 2016
After Losing in Court, Michigan Funeral Home Now Claims Religion Justifies Firing Transgender Woman
Dec 23, 2014
VICTORY! Federal Jury Holds Catholic School Accountable for Sex Discrimination
Mar 12, 2014
Federal Court Rules DOJ’s Location Tracking Memos Can Stay Secret
Dec 13, 2013
Members of Congress Ask AG Holder to Release Justice Department’s GPS Tracking Memos
Oct 25, 2013
How to Stop the Government From Putting Another Lavabit Out of Business
Sep 25, 2013
Banned Books Week: The Struggle Against Censorship Continues