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Christopher Anders

Director of the Democracy and Technology Divison

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Bio

Christopher Anders () is the Director of the Democracy and Technology Divison in the ACLU's National Political Advocacy Department. Since joining the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµlegislative team in 1997, Anders has represented the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµon 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.


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Dec 18, 2025

Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.

Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers.

Feb 4, 2025

What Is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?

What Is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?

Jun 8, 2018

Senators Corker and Kaine Want to Give President Trump the Authority to Wage Worldwide War

Senators Corker and Kaine Want to Give President Trump the Authority to Wage Worldwide War

May 3, 2018

Senators Have a New Plan to Expand Indefinite Detention and Endless Global War

Senators Have a New Plan to Expand Indefinite Detention and Endless Global War

Apr 13, 2018

Don’t Let Congress Give Trump a Blank Check to Declare Worldwide War

Don’t Let Congress Give Trump a Blank Check to Declare Worldwide War

Mar 14, 2018

What the Senate Needs to Know About Gina Haspel

What the Senate Needs to Know About Gina Haspel

Sep 8, 2017

Trump’s Tweets Threaten North Korea, but Only Congress Can Declare War

Trump’s Tweets Threaten North Korea, but Only Congress Can Declare War

Jul 27, 2017

Leave It to Donald Trump to Come Up With the Wrong Way to Fire and Replace Jeff Sessions

Leave It to Donald Trump to Come Up With the Wrong Way to Fire and Replace Jeff Sessions

Jul 13, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Once Again Shows His Contempt for Transparency

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Once Again Shows His Contempt for Transparency

Jul 12, 2017

Christopher Wray Has a Troubling Record on Civil Liberties

Christopher Wray Has a Troubling Record on Civil Liberties