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Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Authors and Creators in “Bad Spaniels” TM Case
On February 23, 2023, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of Authors Alliance and ComicMix in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of VIP Products, which seeks to defend its parodic use of Jack … Continue reading
Clinic Supports Independent Cybersecurity Research, Files Brief in Apple v. Corellium
On February 16, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Corellium, LLC. The Clinic filed this brief on behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation–a non-profit … Continue reading
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Clinic Supports Access Now to #KeepItOn in Indonesia
Last week, a court in Indonesia ruled that internet shutdowns which the government had imposed in Papua and West Papua in 2019 were illegal. The shutdowns were a part of the government’s strategy — which also included the use of … Continue reading
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Clinic Files Amicus Brief Arguing for Broader Access to Government Databases Through FOIA
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) this week in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a group of data journalists and media organizations, advocating for a different approach to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) … Continue reading
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Clinic Files Amicus Brief for Former Mag. Judges re: Surveillance Orders
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) last week in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on behalf of a group of former United States Magistrate Judges, supporting the unsealing of government surveillance orders and applications. … Continue reading
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Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Members of Congress in Support of Access to Law
On September 25, 2017, the Cyberlaw Clinic and local counsel Catherine Gellis filed an amicus brief on behalf of members of Congress Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 19th District) and Darrell Issa (R-CA 49th District) in the United States Court of Appeals … Continue reading
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. This is the third case in as many years in … Continue reading
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Massachusetts SJC Ruling Protects Cellphone Location Privacy
In a strong affirmation of the privacy interests of cellphone users, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled unanimously earlier this week that law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth must obtain a warrant to access anything more than a minimal … Continue reading
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Third Circuit Vacates Andrew Auernheimer’s CFAA Conviction
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that defendant Andrew Auernheimer’s conviction for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act rested on an incorrect determination by the United States District Court for the District of New … Continue reading
Massachusetts High Court Requires Warrant for Cell Phone Tracking
On Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued its ruling in Commonwealth v. Augustine (available here). The Court ruled that police officers need to obtain a warrant before they obtain information about your location from a cell phone service … Continue reading
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