Comment on Smart Grid Submitted to California Public Utilities Commission on Privacy
Samuelson Clinic submitted comments to the California Public Utilities Commission on Privacy and the “smart grid” on behalf of the Center for Democracy & Technology.
Social Networking Monitoring FOIA Case
The Clinic and EFF litigated a Freedom of Information Act case against a half-dozen government agencies for refusing to disclose their policies for using social networking sites for investigations and surveillance.
Smart Grid Advocacy
Memos filed with a working group of the California Public Utilities Commission on issues related to "smart grid" technology.
Amicus Brief in First Unitarian v. NSA
Samuelson Clinic submitted amicus brief in First Unitarian v. NSA on behalf of Experts in the History of Executive Surveillance.
Yahoo! v. LICRA Amicus Brief
Students assisted a client—and a broader group of public interest clients—in crafting an amicus curiae brief in Yahoo! v. LICRA.
Prison Internet Mail
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CHIPA) Advocacy
Cyberslapp Suits
People v. Macabeo
California Supreme Court merits representation of criminal defendant addressing whether, under the Fourth Amendment, a search incident to arrest of a cell phone must take place only after an actual arrest.
Report on How Courts Can Ensure the Responsible Use of Body Cameras
The Clinic and the ACLU of Massachusetts's report—No Tape, No Testimony: How Courts Can Ensure Responsible Use of Body Cameras—argues that courts should instruct jurors to disregard or devalue police officer testimony when officers fail to turn on their body cameras.