Clinic News

Director Catherine Crump Spends Year as White House Advisor on Criminal Justice Policy
Berkeley Law, 1/11/23
Samuelson Clinic Fall 2022 Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, 11/16/22
Director of Policy Initiatives Urban Writes Op-Ed on Privacy Protections
San Francisco Chronicle, 9/27/22
Director of Policy Initiatives Jennifer Urban Gives UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Lecture
Berkeley Law, 7/26/2022
Washington Post Quotes Supervising Attorney Graham on Google Deleting Location History
Washington Post, 7/1/22
Washington Post Quotes Clinic Director Crump on Digital Evidence and Criminal Investigations
Washington Post, 6/29/22
Clinic Director Crump on Period Tracking Apps and Cellphone Data Collection
CBS Bay Area, 6/28/22
Jennifer Sun ’23 Argues in Minn. Federal Court for Access to Surveillance Records
Berkeley Law, 5/17/22
Government Technology Column Highlights New Clinic Report on Digital Divide
Government Technology, 3/31/2022
Multichannel News Discusses New Clinic Report on Digital Divide and Access to Justice
Multichannel News, 3/28/2022
New York Times Quotes Policy Director Urban on New California Privacy Agency
New York Times, 3/15/2022
Clinic Director Crump Argues Before Second Circuit
New York Law Journal, 1/13/22
Clinic Arms Public Defenders with Digital Tools Through Trainings
Berkeley Law, 12/22/21
Samuelson Clinic Fall 2021 Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, 11/16/21
Clinic Students Quoted in Wired Article on Police Surveillance Tech
Wired, 9/24/21
Clinic Director Crump Discusses New Oakland Surveillance Lawsuit
East Bay Times, 9/8/21
From Harvard to Berkeley, Clinics Train Next-Gen Tech Lawyers
Bloomberg Law, 8/25/21
NBC News Story on Ankle Monitors Cites Clinic Report
NBC News, 7/5/21
$1 Million Gift Will Create First Clinical Chair for Samuelson Clinic
Berkeley Law, 6/17/21
Clinic Director Catherine Crump Discusses Impact of Facial Recognition Technology
The Verge, 6/9/21
Samuelson Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Sony v. Cox Intermediary Liability Case
Samuelson Clinic, 6/1/21
Supervising Attorney Megan Graham Discusses Legal Questions Raised by Signal/Cellebrite Hacking
Gizmodo, 4/27/21
Clinic Sues Federal Bureau of Prisons Over Attorney-Client Privilege in Email Communication
NPR, 3/31/21
Clinic Director of Policy Initiatives Jennifer Urban to Chair New California Privacy Protection Agency
Berkeley Law, 3/19/21
Clinic Asks California Courts to Remove Copyright Restrictions from Jury Instructions
Berkeley Law, 3/8/21
Clinic Asks California’s Judicial Council to Keep Jury Instructions to Public Domain
ABA Journal, 3/1/21
Clinic Releases Student White Paper Examining Local Surveillance Technology Oversight Ordinances
Samuelson Clinic, 2/2/21
Director Catherine Crump Discusses Promoting Reforms in Law Enforcement and Surveillance Technology with Biden Administration
Berkeley Law, 1/25/21
Representing Authors Alliance, the Clinic Requests an Exemption to Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s Section 1201
Press Release, Samuelson Clinic and Authors Alliance, 12/15/20
Clinic Releases Report on Preserving Incarcerated Persons’ Attorney-Client Privilege
Samuelson Clinic, 12/10/20
Clinic Files Application to Unseal Stored Communications Act Search Warrant Materials in Minnesota District
Samuelson Clinic, 12/8/20
On Behalf of Public.Resource.Org, Clinic Asks California’s Judicial Council of California to “Free” Jury Instructions
Samuelson Clinic, 11/24/20
Samuelson Clinic Fall 2020 Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, 11/17/20
Clinic Releases Report with Updates on Use of Electronic Monitoring of Youth in California Juvenile Justice System
Samuelson Clinic, 11/16/20
Director Catherine Crump Writes on Electronic Monitoring of Youth and Data Sharing
Berkeley Blog, 11/16/20
Lawyers Can’t Visit Clients in Prison, So Quit Monitoring Their Emails
Los Angeles Times, 6/22/20
Letter to the Community on the Samuelson Clinic’s Commitment to Racial Justice
Samuelson Clinic, 6/5/20
Stop Monitoring Emails Between Inmates and Their Lawyers
The Washington Post, 5/14/20
Q&A: Cameras, Police, the Dangers of a Constantly Monitored Society
California Magazine, 5/4/20
Oakland Adopts Privacy Principles Drafted By Berkeley Law Students
Berkeley Law, 3/4/20
Professor Pamela Samuelson and Clinic Director Catherine Crump Filed an Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court in Google v. Oracle
Pamela Samuelson and Catherine Crump, 1/12/20
Branching Out: Berkeley Law Tech Clinic Expands into Criminal Justice Arena
Berkeley Law, 12/9/19
Samuelson Clinic Files Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on Behalf of Major Library Associations Explaining that the Law Is in the Public Domain
Samuelson Clinic, 12/2/19
Clinic Urges Supreme Court to Give Library Patrons Full Access to the Law
Berkeley Law, 12/2/19
Samuelson Clinic Fall 2019 Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, Fall 2019
Clinic Files Amicus Brief on the Importance of Flexibility in the Fair Use Analysis of Mash-Ups of Culturally Significant Works
Samuelson Clinic, 10/11/19
Some Governments Slam the Brakes on Facial Recognition Software
ABA Journal, 7/24/19
Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt
New York Times, 7/3/19
Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy 2017 Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, 11/17
New Report Faults California’s Electronic Monitoring of Youth
Berkeley Law, 7/11/17
Study Finds Juvenile Electronic Monitors Burdensome
KION546 News, 7/12/17
New Report Says Electronic Monitoring For Youth Sets Kids Up For Failure
Witness LA, 7/17/17
Electronic Monitoring Isn’t Kid-Friendly
Sacramento Bee, 7/17/17
Report Raises Alarm About GPS Monitors for Probation Youth
Imprint, 7/14/17
Study: GPS Rules Send California Juveniles into Jail Cycle
AP News, 7/12/17
Some Legal Experts Say GPS Rules Too Tough On California Kids
CapRadio, 7/12/17
How Courts Could Force Cops to Get Serious About Using Body Cameras
Huffington Post, 11/30/16
No Tape, No Testimony: How Courts Can Ensure Responsible Use of Body Cameras
Berkeley Law, 11/29/16
Citizens Need More Say Over Police Surveillance Technology
San Francisco Chronicle, 11/21/16
Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy 2016 Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, 11/16
Pioneering Samuelson Clinic Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary
Berkeley Law, 10/10/16
All Rights Unreserved
Berkeley Law, 6/11/16
Californians’ Privacy Rights May Hinge on High Court Case
Berkeley Law, 6/2/16
It’s Important for SF to Get Body-Camera Rules for Police Right
Berkeley Law, 6/1/16
Samuelson Clinic Students Draft Amicus Brief in Second Circuit Copyright Case
Berkeley Law, 5/5/16
New Study of Online Copyright Disputes Finds Problematic Practices
Berkeley Law, 3/29/16
How We’re Unwittingly Letting Robots Censor the Web
Washington Post, 3/29/16
Show Us the Videotape
Slate, 3/18/16
Samuelson Clinic Students Co-Author Authors Alliance Guide to Open Access
Samuelson Clinic, 11/23/15
Brianna Schofield Presented to Members of Congress on Takedown
TechDirt, 11/10/15
Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic Summer Newsletter (Summer 2015)
Samuelson Clinic, 7/1/15
Defensive Patent License Launch
Samuelson Clinic, 4/11/15
Students Co-Author Authors Alliance Guide to Help Authors Keep Books Available
Samuelson Clinic, 4/10/15
New Guide Helps Authors Get Book Rights Back from Publishers
Berkeley Law, 4/3/15
Are You Being Tracked? A TED Fellow On How Law Enforcement Follows Your Movements, And Why You Should Care
Ted Blog, 1/9/15
Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Winter Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, Winter 2015
The Samuelson Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Google v. Oracle
Samuelson Clinic, 12/2/14
Consumer Defense: Berkeley Law Clinic Urges Better Data Protection
Berkeley Law, 11/25/14
New faculty profile: Catherine Crump
Berkeley Law, 8/8/14
Global Project Looks at Takedown Notices Across the Internet
Intellectual Property Watch, 7/23/14
Our Robot Future: The Moral, Ethical, and Legal Challenges of Ubiquitous Robotic Systems
Berkeley Law, 7/11/14
The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future
Wired, 7/17/14
Samuelson Clinic Releases “Is it in the Public Domain?” Handbook
Samuelson Clinic, 5/27/14
Samuelson Clinic Welcomes Catherine Crump as Associate Director and Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Samuelson Clinic, 3/12/14
Defensive Patent License: Birthday Party
Samuelson Clinic, 11/15/13
‘Trolling Effects’ Launched!
Samuelson Clinic, 8/2/13
Clinic Students Represent Library Groups Before Leading International Intellectual Property Organizations
Samuelson Clinic, 3/1/13
Samuelson Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Jewel v. NSA
Sanuelson Clinic, 10/19/12
Web Privacy Census Shows Tracking Pervasive
San Francisco Chronicle, 6/26/12
Twitter Has a Savvy New Patent Strategy
Daily Journal, 6/6/12
Samuelson Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Festive Forum
Berkeley Law, 4/19/11
Students File Brief in High-Profile Viacom-YouTube Copyright Case
Berkeley Law, 4/8/11
Samuelson Clinic Takes Aim at Misleading Copyright Practices
Berkeley Law, 1/6/11
Homeland Security Harvested Social Network Data
Samuelson Clinic, 10/14/10
Govt. Relies of Facebook “Narcissism” to Spot Fake Marriages, Fraud
Samuelson Clinic, 10/13/10
New FOIA Documents Reveal DHS Social Media Monitoring During Obama Inauguration
Samuelson Clinic, 10/13/10
Applying for Citizenship? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Wants to be Your “Friend”
Samuelson Clinic, 10/12/10
Samuelson Clinic Submitted Comments to the California Public Utilities Commission on Privacy and the “Smart Grid” on Behalf of the Center for Democracy & Technology
Samuelson Clinic, 3/9/10
Clinic Authors Introduction and Fair Use Whitepaper for the Copyright Reform Act
Samuelson Clinic, 2/18/10
District Court Rules on Key Copyright and Computer Law Issues in Online Coupon Distribution Case
Samuelson Clinic, 7/7/08
Court Ruling Protects Consumers and Competition
Samuelson Clinic, 1/1/04