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Our work focuses on three main areas: protecting civil liberties, ensuring a fair criminal justice system, and promoting balanced intellectual property laws and access to information policies. We look for strategic opportunities in litigation, regulatory and legislative processes, and policy analysis.

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Google v. Oracle Amicus Briefs

Amicus briefs in Google v. Oracle

Intellectual Property

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Latest

Ideological Exclusion and Social Media Freedom of Information Act Case

Civil Liberties

Litigating a Freedom of Information Act case seeking more information about the government's policies and practices around considering individuals' speech, associations, and beliefs in making immigration decisions

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Mar 15, 2021

Proposed Exemption to Section 1201 Liability for Text and Data Mining

Intellectual Property

Proposed Exemption, on behalf of Authors Alliance and others, to Section 1201's prohibition on circumventing technological protection measures for purposes of text and data mining of audiovisual works and literary works

Feb 19, 2021

Protecting the Right of Public Access to Court Records and Stored Communications Act Warrant Materials

Civil Liberties

Lawsuit on behalf of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to unseal certain search warrant materials

Feb 18, 2021

Securing Attorney-Client Privilege in Incarcerated Persons’ Emails

Criminal Justice

Advocacy to help secure attorney-client privilege in emails sent between people incarcerated in federal jails and prisons, and their lawyers

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Feb 04, 2021

Vindicating the Public’s Right of Access to Court Records

Civil Liberties

Court filing on behalf of Free Law Project in response to a takedown order issued in a sealed federal case

Dec 28, 2020

Affirming that California Jury Instructions Are in the Public Domain

Intellectual Property

Petition on behalf of Public.Resource.Org, asking the Judicial Council of California to affirm that California’s jury instructions are in the public domain and free for public use

Nov 24, 2020

Electronic Monitoring of Youth in the California Justice System

Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice

Reports documenting the uses and prevalence of electronic monitoring of youths in the California juvenile justice system

Nov 16, 2020

Protecting Oaklanders’ Privacy Interests

Civil Liberties

Drafting privacy principles and guidance documents that were adopted by Oakland's City Council

Mar 03, 2020

Google v. Oracle Amicus Briefs

Intellectual Property

Amicus briefs in Google v. Oracle

Jan 13, 2020

Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org

Intellectual Property

Amicus brief on behalf library organizations in a Supreme Court case deciding whether the official versions of state laws are subject to copyright protection

Oct 16, 2019