Bio
Dror Ladin was a staff attorney at the ACLU National Security Project, and was previously a Skadden Fellow at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. Prior to joining the Immigrants’ Rights Project, Dror clerked for the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and worked as a fellow at the ACLU National Security Project and as an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College, and received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Featured work
![John Rizzo](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web16-blog-johnrizzo-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 21, 2016
In Secret Email, CIA’s Chief Lawyer Mocked ‘Pesky Little International Obligations’
![silouette of man chained to wall in solitary](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-torture-1160x768-v02-400x266.jpg)
Jun 15, 2016
CIA Releases New and Gruesome Details on Its Torture Program
![Birthday card to Chelsea Manning](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-manning-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 19, 2016
Why the Prosecution of Chelsea Manning Was Unconstitutional
![CIA agents walking across floor with CIA seal](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web16_darkness-ciaagents-400x266.jpg)
Apr 21, 2016
The Government Breaks Its Streak of Cutting Off CIA Torture Lawsuits
![James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-mitchellandjessen-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Apr 15, 2016
The Government’s Unprecedented Position in CIA Torture Lawsuit Is Very Good News
![Helen Mirren](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web16-blog-mirren-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Apr 7, 2016
Pulling the Trigger: An Interview With the 'Eye in the Sky' Filmmaker Gavin Hood
![James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-mitchellandjessen-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Feb 16, 2016
Torture Isn’t a ‘Political Decision’ — It’s a War Crime
![Suleiman Abdullah Salim](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-suleiman-abdullah-salim-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Nov 9, 2015
How Can the Justice Department Help CIA Torture Victims? In This Case, By Doing Nothing.
![Guantanamo](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-guantanamo-1160x768_0-400x266.jpg)
Oct 23, 2015
At Guantanamo, Sometimes Even the Judge Is In the Dark
![Accountability for Torture](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-acctbtyfortorture-1160x768-400x266.png)
Sep 29, 2015
Courts Shouldn’t Shirk Their Responsibility to Hold Torturers Accountable