Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic offers pro bono legal services at the intersection of technology and social justice.
The Clinic — founded at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society — was the first of its kind, and continues its tradition of innovation in its areas of practice. The Clinic strives to center clients in its legal work, helping them to achieve success as they define it, mindful of (and in response to) existing law. Students who enroll and participate in the Cyberlaw Clinic prepare for practice by working on real-world client counseling, advocacy, litigation, and transactional projects.
Technology supports most human endeavors and, as a result, offers both significant benefits and real, lasting harms. Therefore, the Cyberlaw Clinic’s work, teaching activities, and client selection decisions are animated by its core values. The Clinic balances its legal service mission with a mission to teach law students, and education and pedagogy are at the heart of the Clinic’s day-to-day operations.
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Clinic Represents EPIC in Election Deepfake Case
The Cyberlaw Clinic recently filed an amicus brief before the Eastern District of California in Kohls v. Bonta (2:24-cv-02527). The Clinic represented the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). The brief supports defendant Rob A. Bonta in his capacity as Attorney General of the state of California, who is defending California Assembly Bill 2839. AB 2839…
Clinic Represents Advocates and Researchers in Follow-Up to Social Media Surveillance Case
This week, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC”) in Commonwealth v. Rodriguez (SJC-13727). The Clinic represented the Innocence Project, the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law, and independent researcher Dr. Isadora Borges Monroy. The brief supports defendant-appellee Nathaniel Rodriguez, who objects to the Lowell…
HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2025 or Spring 2026!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2025-26 academic year takes place Tuesday, April 1, 2025, through Thursday, April 3, 2025! If you are interested in gaining real-world experience with issues at the nexus of technology, law, policy, and social justice, we encourage to you to register for the Cyberlaw Clinic…
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief for Authors Alliance in Favor of a Flexible Fair Use Doctrine Post-Warhol
In December, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (.pdf) on behalf of Authors Alliance in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Authors Alliance is a non-profit organization with over 2,800 members dedicated to advancing the interest of authors who want to serve the public good…