Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein is a writer and lawyer. She currently co-directs the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty & National Security Program.Goitein has written reports for the Brennan Center and other publications. Her writing has been featured in the the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times. She has appeared on television and radio shows such as the Rachel Maddow Show, All In with Chris Hayes, PBS NewsHour, and NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She has testified before the Senate and House Judiciary Committees.Before coming to the Brennan Center, Goitein served as counsel to Senator Russ Feingold, and as a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice.Goitein graduated from Yale Law School and clerked for the Honorable Michael Daly Hawkins on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.