Bio
Christopher Anders (@ChrisAndersDC) is the Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Democracy and Technology of the ACLU's National Political Advocacy Department. Since joining the ACLU legislative team in 1997, Anders has represented the ACLU on a wide range of civil liberties and civil rights issues. Since 2006, he has led a national coalition of human rights, civil liberties, and religious groups working on detention and Guantanamo issues. He also has served as a human rights observer at military commission proceedings held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prior to joining the ACLU’s Washington office, Anders spent 11 years with Washington law and lobbying firms.
Featured work
May 25, 2011
House Will Debate Worldwide War Amendment Tonight
May 24, 2011
Obama White House Threatens a Veto Over Worldwide War and Detention Provisions
May 19, 2009
Military Commissions, Obama-Style
Apr 30, 2009
Obama Lauds Free Speech Protections in House Hate Crimes Bill
Apr 29, 2009
House Hate Crimes Bill Punishes Violence, Not Bigotry
Nov 21, 2008
Cooking as a Crime, and Other Guantánamo Observations
Nov 19, 2008
Time Running Out At Guantanamo?
Oct 17, 2008
MCA, Still Crazy After All These Years
Jul 22, 2008
Lame-Duck Attorney General Wants New Declaration of War — and Takes Aim at the Constitution
Jun 23, 2008
Congress to Hold Historic Hearing on Gender Identity in the Workplace