Category Archives: Clinics

Cyberlaw Clinic Style Guide

Posted on August 13, 2019 by jessicafjeld

Since 2018, the Cyberlaw Clinic has had an internal style guide, to ensure consistency across our publications and assist students’ development of strong legal writing skills. As we drafted it, we made frequent reference to other style guides, including the … Continue reading →

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How Podcast Platforms Respond to Hate Speech: Clinic Releases New Memo

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Carol Lin and Zach Glasser

Content regulation emerged as a controversial topic earlier this year after right-wing personality and frequent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones had his Infowars podcast removed from most platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and RadioPublic. Amid a social media firestorm, platforms rushed … Continue reading →

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First Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Unusual Copyright Case

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Leo Angelakos

On April 6, 2017, Cyberlaw Clinic students attended oral argument in a First Circuit copyright appeal involving a curious set of facts and legal issues. The case pitted Richard Goren, a Massachusetts attorney, against Xcentric Ventures, LLC, the owner of … Continue reading →

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HIRC Advocates for Domestic Violence as Basis for Asylum, BIA Agrees

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Clinic Staff

Congratulations to the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic for its important advocacy efforts on behalf of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which served as an amicus in Matter of A-R-C-G et al.  HIRC’s brief supported a Guatemalan woman who had applied for asylum in … Continue reading →

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