Daniel J. Canon is a civil rights lawyer, law professor, legal strategist, and activist based in the U.S. and Canada. Dan was lead counsel for the Kentucky plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which brought marriage equality to all fifty states. He was also plaintiffs’ counsel in Miller v. Davis, the highly publicized case in which couples were refused marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky, and counsel for protesters in Nwanguma v. Trump. He has represented plaintiffs in numerous other high-profile civil and constitutional rights cases involving prisoners’ rights, wrongful convictions, abuse and overreach by law enforcement, academic freedom, and campus sex abuse. He also provides comprehensive strategic solutions and litigation services to nonprofits and small businesses. His writing has been featured in numerous publications, including Truthout, The National Law Journal, The Washington Post, Above the Law, Salon, and Slate. He has been quoted and profiled extensively in Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many other national and international news sources. His book entitled PLEADING OUT: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class was released in 2022 and widely praised.