Bio
Neema Singh Guliani is a former senior legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, focusing on surveillance, privacy, and national security issues. She served from 2013 to 2020.
Prior to joining the ACLU, she worked in the Chief of Staff’s Office at DHS, concentrating on national security and civil rights issues. She has also worked as an adjudicator in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Department of Agriculture and was an investigative counsel with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where she conducted investigations related to the BP oil spill, contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Recovery Act. Neema is a graduate of Brown University where she earned a BA in International Relations with a focus on global security and received her JD from Harvard Law School in 2008.
Featured work
![Stop Mass Spying protest](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-foia-nsa-1000x667-400x266.jpg)
Jun 3, 2015
What’s Next for Surveillance Reform After the USA Freedom Act
![The last time that Congress constrained US intelligence authorities, Jimmy Carter was presedent.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-carter-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jun 1, 2015
The Surveillance Tides Have Turned. But They Could Still Turn Back.
![Senator Rand Paul filibuster against the Patriot Act](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog15-randpaul-filibuster-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 21, 2015
After Rand Paul’s Sort-of Filibuster, What’s Next for Surveillance Reform?
![US Capitol Building and Gardens](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog15-uscapitolgardens-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 21, 2015
What Congress Needs to Do Now for Real NSA Spying Reform
!["We can stop mass spying!" Protest at Capitol](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog15-surveillanceprotestcapitol-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 11, 2015
It's Congress' Turn: What Meaningful Surveillance Reform Looks Like
![](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog-ff-cellphones-500x280-v01-400x266.jpg)
Apr 2, 2015
How Does Someone Get 6 Months’ Probation for a Crime Carrying a 4-Year Minimum Sentence?
![Domestic Drones](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/uav_-_us_air_force_photo_by_staff_sgt_reynaldo_ramon_1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 24, 2015
Unchecked Government Drones? Not Over My Backyard
![NSA Building](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/blog-nsavsdhs-500x280-v01-400x266.jpg)
Jan 16, 2015
Is There a Software Solution to the Surveillance Debate?