Mark S Zaid is an American attorney, based in Washington, DC, with a practice focused on national security law, freedom of speech constitutional claims, and government accountability.
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10 Facts About Mark Zaid
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Mark Zaid is co-editor of Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws.
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Mark Zaid is the co-founder of a legal organization called Whistleblower Aid, intended to help whistleblowers forward their concerns without incurring legal liability.
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Mark Zaid currently teaches the DC Bar CLE courses on FOIA and security clearances.
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Mark Zaid has been quoted in print and online news reports as an expert in national security law and FOIA law.
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On September 8,2016, Thomas J Colbert, the author of the book The Last Master Outlaw, and Mark Zaid filed a lawsuit to compel the Federal Bureau of Investigation to release its D B Cooper case file under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Mark Zaid was a member of the legal team, led by Andrew Bakaj, representing the whistleblower whose complaint against President Donald Trump sparked a major political scandal and led to the launching of an impeachment inquiry against the president.
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Mark Zaid had been critical of Trump long before he began representing the whistleblower.
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Mark Zaid filed a lawsuit on behalf of former Monkees band member Micky Dolenz against the FBI to obtain its file on the band from the 1960s for its public opposition to the controversial Vietnam War.
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