Attention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls: clinical registration for the 2022-23 academic year takes place on Wednesday March 30, 2022 and Thursday March 31, 2022! If you are interested in […]
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Public Interest Patent Law Institute and American Civil Liberties Union Call on PTO to Protect Rigorous Subject Matter Eligibility Review
On March 7, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic submitted a Comment on behalf of the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (PIPLI) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The PIPLI and […]
Clinic Supports Restore the Fourth, Files Brief re: All Writs Act Requests
On Monday, January 10, 2022, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Forbes Media, LLC (“Forbes Media”). […]
Public.Resource.org Works w/Cyberlaw Clinic, Asks States to Increase Judicial Transparency and Facilitate Access to Model Jury Instructions
Public.Resource.org, working with Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, has advanced its mission to enhance public access to government information by challenging states that improperly claim copyright protection over model jury […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Works w/Engine Advocacy, Public Interest Patent Law Institute on SCOTUS Brief Supporting Inter Partes Review
On Friday, December 17, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Engine Advocacy (“Engine”), the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (“PIPLI”), […]
Clinic Supports S.T.O.P. in Cell Tower Dump Case
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Commonwealth v. Perry, a case about the constitutionality of cell tower dumps. The Cyberlaw Clinic was honored to represent the […]
Clinic Supports PIPLI in Call for Clear and Robust Patent Eligibility Standards
On October 15, 2021, the Cyberlaw Clinic submitted a Comment on behalf of the Public Interest Patent Law Institute (PIPLI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to ensuring that the patent […]
Clinic Represents Media Orgs in FOIA Amicus
On August 27, 2021, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Media Law Resource Center, and the MuckRock Foundation in the […]
Welcome, Alejandra Caraballo!
As we gear up for the fall semester, the Cyberlaw Clinic could not be more excited to welcome Alejandra Caraballo to the Clinic’s teaching team! Alejandra is a graduate of […]
Clinic Files Technologists’ Brief in Ninth Circuit Scooter Privacy Case
Last week, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in Sanchez v. Los Angeles Department of Transportation, a Ninth Circuit case about the reasonableness of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation […]
New Clinic Guide: How to Read a Docket
Update 8/9/2021: We have set up a permanent page where you can always find the latest version of the How to Read a Docket guide. As the Cyberlaw Clinic […]
Clinic Supports Engine Advocacy, Raising Concerns About Patent Doctrine of Assignor Estoppel
As the 2020-21 term at the Supreme Court winds to a close over the coming weeks, we are awaiting a decision in the case, Minerva v. Hologic (Supreme Court Case No. 20-440). […]
HLS 1Ls and 2Ls: Enroll in the Cyberlaw Clinic for AY 2021-22!
Harvard Law School students will soon have the opportunity to enroll in clinics for the 2021-22 academic year. We urge students to consider all of the extraordinary clinical programs at HLS, which cover a huge range of substantive issue […]
Clinic, SPN, and LCA Fight Digital Deterioration, Prepare for 1201 Hearings
This spring, the Cyberlaw Clinic is returning to the eighth triennial rulemaking proceeding under 17 U.S.C. 1201, which considers exemptions to the anti-circumvention provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Section 1201 of […]
Victory for Transparency in Probabilistic Genotyping Case
A recent decision by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division held that the proprietary source code underlying DNA analysis software TrueAllele may be examined by an independent expert in advance of a hearing on admissibility. The opinion aligns with the position advocated by the Clinic […]
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Transparency in FOIA Case
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a major victory for government transparency in Center for Investigative Reporting v. DOJ (pdf). An amicus brief […]
Cyberlaw Clinic Files SCOTUS Brief w/Engine Advocacy Supporting Review of Assignor Estoppel
The Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief [.pdf] last week in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Engine Advocacy, supporting a petition for certiorari in a case that concerns the patent law doctrine of assignor estoppel. A panel of the United States […]
Cyberlaw and Immigration Clinics Team Up on DHS Comment
On October 13, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (“HIRC”) submitted a public comment drafted by the Cyberlaw Clinic regarding a rule proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) […]
Clinic Files FOIA Litigation On Behalf of PhD Student
On October 9, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed litigation under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) on behalf of client Martin Pfeiffer. Mr. Pfeiffer is a PhD student at the University […]
Cyberlaw Clinic and EFF publish Guide to Legal Risks of Security Research
We are excited to announce the release of A Researcher’s Guide to Some Legal Risks of Security Research (pdf), a report authored by Sunoo Park and Kendra Albert, and co-published […]