Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Litigation Director
Aclu Mar 2011 - Jan 2017
Senior Staff Attorney
Aclu Sep 2008 - Mar 2011
Legal Fellow
United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit Sep 2007 - Aug 2008
Law Clerk
United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas Aug 2006 - Aug 2007
Law Clerk
Education:
Harvard University 2006
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates
Harvard Law School 2003 - 2006
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates
Yale University 1999 - 2003
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Biology
Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
St. Mark's School of Texas
Its totally perplexing, said Alex Abdo, a senior staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute, reacting to the announcement. If theres no allegation of a crime by the social media companies its hard to understand the basis of a DoJ investigation.
Date: Sep 05, 2018
Category: Headlines
Source: Google
President's Twitter Account Should Not Block Users, First Amendment Lawyers Argue
The White House did not immediately comment on the letter but the lawyers are prepared to go to court if the president does not heed their advice, said Alex Abdo, one of the lawyers representing the blocked users.
Date: Jun 06, 2017
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Yahoo Seeks US Declassification of Data-Gathering Efforts
As described by Reuters, the system was able to scan all incoming emails. That would be an unprecedented surveillance capability, said Alex Abdo, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union.
Date: Oct 19, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
ACLU asks to join Microsoft in Fourth Amendment fight against DOJ
A basic promise of our Constitution is that the government must notify you at some point when it searches or seizes your private information, Alex Abdo, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, said Wednesday. Notice serves as a crucial check on executive pow
Date: May 26, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Microsoft sues US over secret demands for customer data
Its part of the same trend, said Alex Abdo, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union. He said tech companies have gotten the message loud and clear from the American public, that privacy matters.
Date: Apr 14, 2016
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
San Bernardino phone: How the FBI took a bite out of Apple
as a clash of titans, Silicon Valley v the Federal Government, is expected to be just that a pause. "This will only delay an inevitable fight over whether the government can force Apple to break the security of its devices," American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Alex Abdo told The New York Times.
Date: Apr 02, 2016
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Apple Vs. The FBI: The Unanswered Questions And Unsettled Issues
"Unfortunately, this news appears to be just a delay of an inevitable fight over whether the FBI can force Apple to undermine the security of its own products," Alex Abdo, staff lawyer at the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement on Monday.
Date: Mar 29, 2016
Source: Google
Terror iPhone Case Set Off Flurry of Hack Ideas, FBI Director Says
"Despite Director Comey's claim that the FBI wasn't seeking a precedent, it would have gotten one had the government won the case," ACLU staff attorney Alex Abdo said on Thursday. "And that precedent would be a threat to everyone's security and privacy."