Kristy Parker

Kristy Parker is counsel at Protect Democracy. She previously served for fifteen years in the U.S. Department of Justice as deputy chief, special litigation counsel, and trial attorney in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, and for four years as a trial attorney in the Civil Division’s Torts Branch. Kristy also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Stephanie K. Seymour on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She graduated from Harvard Law School.

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Civil Liberties and Constitutional Rights

How White House Threats to Revoke Security Clearances Violate the First Amendment

Kristy Parker, Ben Berwick Fri, Jul 27, 2018, 8:59 AM

The administration’s threats stand to chill not only the speech of direct targets but also that of civil servants and employees of contractors who hold clearances.

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