Bio
Hugh Handeyside (@hhandeyside) was a senior staff attorney in the ACLU’s National Security Project, where he worked on issues related to government watchlisting, racial and religious discrimination, due process, and border-related practices. He is a graduate of Stanford University, the London School of Economics, and the University of Michigan Law School. Mr. Handeyside previously worked for several years on complex litigation matters at Perkins Coie LLP and Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece LLP. From 2011-2012, he clerked for the Hon. John C. Coughenour of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Prior to law school, Mr. Handeyside worked for two years at the CIA, where he was an analyst in the Directorate of Intelligence and the Counterterrorism Center.
Featured work
![Line at airport security](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-airportsecurity-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 30, 2018
TSA Darkens the Skies With Secret Surveillance of Americans
![SMS](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web18-socialmediasurveillance-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 24, 2018
We’re Demanding the Government Come Clean on Surveillance of Social Media
![Baggage Search](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-baggagesearch-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
May 10, 2018
For Second Time in 2 Days, Federal Court Upholds Constitutional Rights at the Border
![DHS Seal](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-dhsseal-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Feb 7, 2018
Leaked DHS Report Uses Junk Science to Argue for Surveillance of Muslims
![Black Lives Matter Protest](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-blacklivesmatterprotest-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Oct 18, 2017
Is the FBI Setting the Stage for Increased Surveillance of Black Activists?
![Phone Illustration Social Media](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-immigrantsocialmedia-1160x768-v01-400x266.jpg)
Sep 29, 2017
The Many Problems With the Trump Administration’s Plan to Hold on to Some Immigrants’ Social Media Posts
![Plaintiffs](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-borderdevicesearch-1160x768-v02-400x266.jpg)
Sep 13, 2017
Warrantless Border Searches of Smartphones Are Skyrocketing. We’re Suing to Stop Them.
![Sagal Abdigani and Abdisalam Wilwal](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-sagal-abdigani-and-abdisalam-wilwal-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 17, 2017
What This American Family Went Through at the Border Was Clearly Unconstitutional
![Trump Rally](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-trumprally-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Apr 10, 2017
'Extreme Vetting' of Visitors Poses an Extreme Threat to Our Principles and Our Security
![Travelers walking through airport](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-blog-tsareport-1160x768-v01-400x266.jpg)
Feb 8, 2017
New Documents Show This TSA Program Blamed for Profiling Is Unscientific and Unreliable — But Still It Continues