Mackenzie Austin

Mackenzie Austin is tech counsel in the AI for Democracy Action Lab (AIDAL) at Protect Democracy. Her work focuses on artificial intelligence, democracy, and the rule of law, with particular expertise in First Amendment questions raised by AI. Before joining Protect Democracy, she practiced appellate litigation at two large law firms and clerked for Judge Kevin C. Newsom of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a graduate of Stanford Law School.