Career
Leiderman frequently comments in diverse areas of the media about criminal and social justice issues. He also lectures around the state and nation on various criminal defense topics.
Leiderman frequently comments in diverse areas of the media about criminal and social justice issues. He also lectures around the state and nation on various criminal defense topics.
The Atlantic Magazine called Leiderman the “Hacktivist’s Advocate” for his work defending hacker-activists accused of computer crimes, or so-called (“Hacktivism”) especially people associated with Anonymous. Other noteworthy cases Leiderman defended include People v.
Leiderman co-authored a book on the legal defense of California medical marijuana crimes, which was published by NORML, the National Organization Foreign the Reform of Marijuana Laws He is also a founding member of the Whistleblower"s Defense League, "formed to combat what they describe as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Justice Department’s use of harassment and over-prosecution to chill and silence those who engage in journalism, Internet activism or dissent." Leiderman used the phrase "tin foil as reality" when describing the ever encroaching surveillance state.