The ACLU of Alaska is pleased to announce that the Honorable Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s ACLU of Alaska Liberty Awards Gala. Help us inaugurate The Year of Restoring Privacy!

Judge Kozinski will speak about changing cultural expectations of privacy regarding new technologies. We’ll have a special message from Alaska State Rep. Sharon Cissna, who has experienced first-hand the intrusive loss of privacy at our nation’s airports. And we’ll honor the Cadle litigation Jane Doe Plaintiffs, who are courageously challenging the State of Alaska’s seizure of nearly 400 patients’ private medical records from a Ketchikan midwife’s clinic.

Buy your tickets to the Liberty Awards Gala now!

• Date/time: Saturday, January 21, 6:00–9:00 PM
• Location: Tikahtnu Ballroom, Dena’ina Convention Center, 600 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage (see map)
• Cost of admission: See options & buy tickets at the registration page at the ACLU of Alaska website.
• Further info: For further information on the gala including event sponsorships, table packages, or arranging tributes to the honorees, contact Drew Phoenix at dphoenix@akclu.org or 907-263-2003.

Photo: Judge Alex Kozinksi cropped from photo “Paul Cappuccio and Judge Alex Kozinski” byJoi Ito (Joi on Flickr), 9 Mar 2009; via Wikimedia Commons; used in accordance with Creative Commons license.

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