This class presents students with the opportunity to directly represent clients in the litigation of public interest cases and in policy advocacy in the field of computer and Internet law. The regulation of technology impacts civil rights and liberties, and those interests are often inadequately represented in the courts because the public interest actor does not have the resources to litigate. The clinic accepts pro bono and low fee legal cases dealing with free speech, privacy, technological innovation, creativity, open access, and computer security, and clinic students are involved with every stage of the case from intake to settlement. Students learn and practice important lawyering skills while promoting the public interest. Projects can include writing policy papers, drafting statutory language, case selection and management, client relations, filing and defending a lawsuit, drafting appellate and amicus briefs, propounding and responding to discovery requests, investigation and fact development, negotiations, law and motion practice, oral argument. Class time is devoted to studying the legal underpinnings for the cases on the clinic docket and developing legal skills necessary to be an effective advocate in pending cases. Each student reports on recent developments in his/her cases, and the class works together to develop legal strategies and arguments.