On January 24, 2017, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) on behalf of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in the case, Steinmetz v. Coyle & Caron Inc., First Circuit No. […]
Welcome Clinical Fellow Mason Kortz!
We are excited to kick off the spring 2017 semester at Harvard Law School this week with a brand new member of the Cyberlaw Clinic teaching team, as Mason Kortz joins us as […]
Containment Airs on PBS’s “Independent Lens”
This week, PBS‘s “Independent Lens” is airing a remarkable documentary entitled Containment. Produced by Redacted Pictures and directed by Peter Galison and Robb Moss (working with co-producer and editor Chyld King), […]
Welcome Clinical Instructor Jessica Fjeld!
We could not be more excited to announce that Jessica Fjeld has joined us as a Clinical Instructor in the Cyberlaw Clinic! Jess graduated from Columbia University and Columbia Law School and has […]
Mass SJC Issues Ruling on Cell Phone Seizure
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week issued its decision in Commonwealth v. White, SJC–1197 (Sept 28, 2016). The case concerned the circumstances in which law enforcement officers may seize a […]
NH Ban on Ballot Selfies Held Unconstitutional
On September 28, 2016, the First Circuit issued its opinion in Rideout v. Gardner, holding that New Hampshire’s prohibition on sharing photos of marked ballots (or “ballot selfies”) — N.H. Rev. […]
Access to Justice Lab Launches at HLS
We are excited to report that the Access to Justice Lab has gone live at Harvard Law School. HLS Professor Jim Greiner, who serves as Faculty Director of the Lab, is […]
Cyberlaw Clinic — Academic Year in Review: 2015-16
As often happens during the heat of the New England summer, we on the Cyberlaw Clinic team find ourselves thinking about the past academic year and looking ahead to the […]
Clinic Supports Public Citizen and EFF in Small Justice Amicus Effort
The Cyberlaw Clinic supported Public Citizen and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in filing an amicus brief (pdf) today in the case, Small Justice LLC v. Xcentric Ventures LLC, Case No. 15-1506, […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Supports Amicus Effort in Border Shooting Case
The Cyberlaw Clinic and attorney Mahesha Subbaraman of Subbaraman PLLC submitted an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week on behalf of civil liberties […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Protects the Right to Post “Ballot Selfies”
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief today (PDF) at the United States Court of a Appeals for the First Circuit, on behalf of the New England First Amendment Coalition and […]
Cyberlaw Clinic and Lumen Project Reps Contribute to Section 512 Study
On April 1st, the Copyright Office closed the initial comment period for a public study undertaken to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) safe […]
Cyberlaw Clinic FAQ — 2016-17 Registration Starts Soon!
HLS clinical registration for the 2016-17 academic year is just around the corner. We in the Cyberlaw Clinic often field questions this time of year from HLS students thinking about enrolling […]
Improving Copyright’s Anticircumvention Law
The Cyberlaw Clinic has filed a comment (PDF) before the Copyright Office as part of the office’s Section 1201 Study, which looks into copyright’s anticircumvention law, embodied in Section 1201 of […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Helps Produce Fair Use Resources w/Berkman’s DLRP
Harvard Law School students Olga Slobodyanyuk and Leo Angelakos of the Cyberlaw Clinic recently teamed up with the Berkman Center‘s Youth and Media team to develop a set of resources regarding […]
Cyberlaw Clinic, Law Profs Submit Second Brief on Standards and Law
Last week, the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of a group of law scholars, filed an amicus brief (pdf) in the United States District Court for the District […]
Clinic Works w/Law Scholars to Argue Against Copyright in Legal Codes
This week, the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of a group of esteemed law scholars, filed an amicus brief (pdf) in the United States District Court for the […]
Clinic Supports EPIC Drone Filing, FAA Cites Comments
In November 2015, the Cyberlaw Clinic supported the Electronic Privacy Information Center in submitting comments to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding a proposed registration regime for operators of Unmanned Aircraft […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief in SJC Cell Phone Search Case
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (PDF) in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM) in Commonwealth v. White, SJC-11917. […]
HLS i-Lab Experts in Residence Visiting This Fall
The Harvard Innovation Lab will be hosting three of Harvard Law School’s alumni as experts in residence over the coming weeks. The i-Lab hosts programming and offers workspace for students […]