Bio
Brian Hauss is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Brian was previously a staff attorney with the ACLU Center for Liberty, where he focused on combating religious refusals to comply with anti-discrimination laws. He also spent two years as the ACLU’s William J. Brennan First Amendment Fellow. Brian is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to the Hon. Marsha S. Berzon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Featured work
![Boycott Israel](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-boycottisrael-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 20, 2017
The First Amendment Protects the Right to Boycott Israel
![Greg Gianforte](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-greggianforte-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 26, 2017
Yesterday, Charged with Assaulting a Reporter. Today, Charged with Defending the Constitution.
![Stephen Colbert](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-stephencolbert-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 9, 2017
You Can’t Say That on Television (Colbert Edition)
![North Carolina Rally Against HB2](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog16-nc-rally-168-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 5, 2016
After Losing in Court, Michigan Funeral Home Now Claims Religion Justifies Firing Transgender Woman
![](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog_reprofreedom_4-400x266.jpg)
Dec 23, 2014
VICTORY! Federal Jury Holds Catholic School Accountable for Sex Discrimination
![Image by Joe_A via Flickr](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/car_trail_by_joe_a_500x280_1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 12, 2014
Federal Court Rules DOJ’s Location Tracking Memos Can Stay Secret
![](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/fbis_weissman__redacted_memo_-_neil_version2-400x266.jpg)
Dec 13, 2013
Members of Congress Ask AG Holder to Release Justice Department’s GPS Tracking Memos
![](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/computer_by_r8r_500x280_1-400x266.jpg)
Oct 25, 2013
How to Stop the Government From Putting Another Lavabit Out of Business
![](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/bannedbooks2013-500x280-v01-400x266.jpg)
Sep 25, 2013
Banned Books Week: The Struggle Against Censorship Continues