Cindy Cohn, legal director and general counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, will discuss “National Security Agency (NSA) Mass Spying, the Constitution, and You” at the Gonzaga University School of Law Judge Justin L. Quackenbush Lecture at noon Monday, March 31 in the Law School’s Barbieri Courtroom (721 N. Cincinnati St.).
The National Law Journal named Cohn one of the 100 most Influential Lawyers in America of 2013, noting “If Big Brother is watching, he better look out for Cindy Cohn.”
“Cindy Cohn has spent her career pursuing justice – not just for herself but for all of us,” said Jessica Kiser, Gonzaga assistant professor of law, in a press release. “While free speech and privacy rights are challenged on a regular basis in our increasingly digital world, Cindy Cohn and the EFF are at the forefront fighting back against large corporations and even the NSA to advocate for the public interest.”
The annual Quackenbush Lecture Series honors Judge Quackenbush for his many outstanding contributions as a U.S. District Court judge. Nominated to the bench by President Jimmy Carter, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1980, Judge Quackenbush served as chief judge in Spokane from 1989-1995, and assumed senior status in June 1995. An undergraduate alumnus of the University of Idaho and graduate of Gonzaga University Law School (1957), Judge Quackenbush served in the U.S. Navy, worked as deputy prosecuting attorney in Spokane County, served in private practice, and taught as an instructor at Gonzaga Law School before his appointment to the bench.
To RSVP to the event, please email alumni@lawschool.gonzaga.edu or call (509) 313-3738.
The free lecture is open to the public.
