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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Welcome, Clinical Instructor Michael Rosenbloom!
We are delighted to kick things off at the Cyberlaw Clinic for 2025 by welcoming the newest member of our teaching team, Michael Rosenbloom! Michael joined us as a Clinical […]
Apply Now! Cyberlaw Clinic Summer Internship 2025
Apply through our form here! The Cyberlaw Clinic is hiring summer interns for 2025! Current U.S. JD candidates with an interest in the intersection of tech, law, and social justice […]
Massachusetts High Court Issues Ruling in Online Racial Profiling Case
Today, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC”) issued a ruling in Commonwealth v. Dilworth (SJC-13547), holding that the Boston Police Department violated the law by refusing to turn over […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Supports Public Interest Patent Law Institute w/Comment to USPTO re: Patents and Artificial Intelligence
The Cyberlaw Clinic worked with the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (“PIPLI”) to file comments (.pdf) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, expressing PIPLI’s views on patents and […]
Clinic Represents MACDL on Wiretapping Amicus Brief
On Friday, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case Commonwealth v. Thanh Du. The brief, filed on behalf of the Massachusetts […]
Clinic Publishes Update to Security Researcher’s Guide to Legal Risk
The Clinic is excited to announce the release of an update of A Researcher’s Guide to Some Legal Risks of Security Research , a guide authored by Sunoo Park and Kendra Albert, and co-published by the Cyberlaw Clinic, the Technology Law and Policy Clinic at NYU School of Law, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
Clinic Files FOIA Amicus on Behalf of Government Transparency Researchers
Last week, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit case Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor (Docket No. 24-880). The Clinic represented […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Testifies Before Copyright Office in DMCA Hearings
This week, the Copyright Office held hearings on exemptions to §1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This semester, clinical students Farha Hanif and Isabelle Pride drafted and filed a reply to the opposition. Clinical students Farha Hanif and Isabelle Pride and clinical instructor Wendy Chu were also heavily involved in preparing witnesses for this week’s public hearings. Kendra Albert, a clinical instructor, supervised the work product both semesters and, on Thursday, appeared before the Copyright Office to testify on behalf of SPN.
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of New York Times, Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press Supporting Access to Agency Rulemaking Materials
This month, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in Public.Resource.Org v. Federal Communication Commission in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on behalf […]
Clinic Represents BKC Researchers, Joins Advocates in Racial Profiling Case
Yesterday, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC”) in Commonwealth v. Dilworth (SJC-13547). The Clinic represented Berkman Klein affiliates Michael Bennett and […]
District Court Rules In Favor of Free Speech and Against X Corp in Case with Cyberlaw Clinic Amicus Brief
An amicus brief authored by the Cyberlaw Clinic students and staff on behalf of the Public Participation Project was cited by Judge Breyer of N.D. Cal. in support of the court’s decision to grant a non-profit’s s motion to dismiss claims by X Corp.
HLS Students: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for Fall 2024 or Spring 2025!
Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2024-25 academic year takes place Tuesday, March 26, 2024, through Thursday, March 28, 2024! If you are interested in […]
Clinic Supports Finale Doshi-Velez, Elena L. Glassman in Submitting AI Comment to NIST
The Cyberlaw Clinic worked with Harvard computer science professors Finale Doshi-Velez and Elena L. Glassman to prepare and submit an administrative comment to the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
Clinic Represents SPN and LCA in 1201 Rulemaking to Reduce Barriers to Software Preservation
In December 2023—continuing from advocacy in 2017 and 2020—the Cyberlaw Clinic, on behalf of the Software Preservation Network (SPN) and Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), sought to expand existing exemptions to allow for eligible memory institutions to provide remote access to out-of-commerce software and video games for qualifying preservation, research, and teaching purposes.
Cyberlaw Clinic Files Amicus Brief for Creators and Arts Orgs, Emphasizing Speech Protections for Artists
Last month, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in Hermès International v. Rothschild in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, on behalf of individual artists, […]
Apply Now! Cyberlaw Clinic Summer Internship 2024
The Cyberlaw Clinic is hiring summer interns for 2024! Current U.S. JD candidates with an interest in the intersection of tech, law, and social justice are invited to join our dynamic […]
Cyberlaw and Election Law Clinics File Joint Comment on AI in Campaign Ads
The Cyberlaw Clinic and the Election Law Clinic have jointly submitted a response to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) request for comments about Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads. In the […]