Bio
Patrick Toomey () is the deputy director of the ACLU National Security Project, where he works on issues related to privacy and surveillance, racial and ethnic discrimination, and the use of novel technologies like artificial intelligence. His litigation and advocacy often focus on national security prosecutions or policies where these issues intersect. Patrick has litigated high-profile cases challenging sweeping surveillance programs operated by U.S. intelligence agencies, and has represented Asian American scientists who have been wrongly investigated and prosecuted by the U.S. government. Patrick's writing and commentary on national security and civil liberties issues appear regularly in the media. Patrick is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Nancy Gertner, United States district judge for the District of Massachusetts, and to the Hon. Barrington D. Parker, United States circuit judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to joining the ACLU, Patrick worked on criminal defense, regulatory defense, and intellectual property matters at a law firm in New York.
Featured work
Jun 18, 2013
ACLU Sues NYPD Over Unconstitutional Muslim Surveillance Program
Jun 10, 2013
ACLU Seeks Secret Court Opinions Authorizing NSA's Mass Acquisition of Americans' Phone Records
May 30, 2013
If the Government Is Tracking Your Location or Reading Your Email, Would You Ever Know?
May 20, 2013
AP Phone Records Scandal Highlights a Broader Problem: Lack of Checks and Balances on Government Access to Records