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Lawyers

Attorneys and legal scholars known for defending software rights, fighting censorship, and protecting open source companies.

EFF Attorneys

  • PERSON-CINDY-COHN: Cindy Cohn — lead attorney in Bernstein v. DOJ (code as protected speech), former EFF Executive Director.
  • PERSON-CORYNNE-MCSHERRY: Corynne McSherry — EFF Legal Director, specializing in IP, copyright, open access, and fair use.
  • PERSON-MITCH-STOLTZ: Mitch Stoltz — EFF Senior Staff Attorney, fights copyright abuse and defends open source.
  • PERSON-KIT-WALSH: Kit Walsh — EFF Senior Staff Attorney, coders' rights and free speech.
  • PERSON-LEE-TIEN: Lee Tien — EFF Legislative Director and Adams Chair for Internet Rights; leads privacy and surveillance policy advocacy.

ACLU Attorneys

  • PERSON-JENNIFER-GRANICK: Jennifer Granick — ACLU surveillance and cybersecurity counsel, privacy, encryption policy, and Fourth Amendment.
  • PERSON-BEN-WIZNER: Ben Wizner — ACLU Deputy Legal Director; former director of Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; Snowden counsel.
  • PERSON-ESHA-BHANDARI: Esha Bhandari — Director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; lead counsel in Sandvig v. Barr (CFAA research litigation).
  • PERSON-NATHAN-FREED-WESSLER: Nathan Freed Wessler — Deputy director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; argued Carpenter v. United States.

Knight First Amendment Institute

  • PERSON-JAMEEL-JAFFER: Jameel Jaffer — Executive Director; former ACLU national security litigator; digital speech and transparency cases.
  • PERSON-KATIE-FALLOW: Katie Fallow — Deputy litigation director; social media public forum and government blocking litigation.
  • PERSON-ALEX-ABDO: Alex Abdo — Litigation director; NSA upstream surveillance and platform researcher access cases.

Open Source Licensing Counsel

  • PERSON-HEATHER-MEEKER: Heather Meeker — Open source licensing attorney (Tech Law Partners LLP); compliance, transactions, and license drafting.
  • PERSON-AARON-WILLIAMSON: Aaron Williamson — Williamson Legal; open source, CFAA/DMCA counseling; former SFLC senior staff counsel.
  • PERSON-PAMELA-CHESTEK: Pamela Chestek — Chestek Legal; open source trademark and copyright; former OSI board and licensing chair.
  • PERSON-EBEN-MOGLEN: Eben Moglen — Columbia Law professor, SFLC founder, GPL v3 drafter, FSF general counsel.
  • PERSON-LAWRENCE-LESSIG: Lawrence Lessig — Harvard Law professor, Creative Commons founder, author of Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace and Free Culture.

AI Law Scholars

Professors who teach and write the law of artificial intelligence, computer crime, and automated systems. Useful when reading the OpenAI / Hugging Face agent intrusion or other generative-AI dockets. They are academic experts; confirm licensure before treating anyone as practicing counsel.

  • PERSON-RYAN-CALO: Ryan Calo — University of Washington; AI, robotics, and privacy; Senate witness on AI as a privacy accelerant.
  • PERSON-MARGOT-KAMINSKI: Margot Kaminski — Colorado Law; AI law, data privacy, First Amendment; co-author of a forthcoming AI-law casebook.
  • PERSON-PAUL-OHM: Paul Ohm — Georgetown Law; AI and the law; former DOJ Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section prosecutor (CFAA / ECPA).
  • PERSON-ORIN-KERR: Orin Kerr — GW Law; leading CFAA scholar; included here because agent-intrusion facts are often framed as unauthorized access.