February 4, 2024 December last year, IJC co-submitted an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court regarding a deeply influential case on social media platforms’ power to content moderation, and consequently, public discourse via social media. For this submission, we
IJC Comments on Bill Granting Police the Authority to Use Facial Recognition Technology in Ireland
January 19, 2024 On January 17, 2024, the International Justice Clinic submitted comments on Ireland’s General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023 to the Joint Committee on Justice at the Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament).
Amplifying African Voices: Unveiling the Impact of Spyware and Advancing Advocacy
Andrew Hallak (lead author), Hinako Sugiyama The International Justice Clinic (IJC) of UC Irvine School of Law actively participated in the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from September 27th to 29th, 2023.
IJC Submits Letter to Japanese Court on the Vital Role of Journalism in Conflict Zones
The International Justice Clinic submitted a letter to the Tokyo District Court in a case concerning the Japanese government’s rejection of a passport application by a Japanese journalist, Junpei Yasuda. Mr. Yasuda has expertise in reporting from conflict zones such
The American Bar Association’s proposed resolution calls for a spyware moratorium: Professor Kaye’s letter to ABA
July 26, 2023 Today, Professor Kaye conveyed his view to the ABA House of Delegates, the policy-making body of the association, on the proposed Resolution 508 of the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, which calls for a
SLAPP’ed Silly: Corporate Abuse of Defamation Law to Silence Criticism
May 15, 2023 The International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Thailand in a criminal defamation case, encouraging the Court to provide human rights defenders with
Hold Russia accountable for its sweeping law which penalizes war criticism
May 12, 2023 The International Justice Clinic and ARTICLE 19 jointly submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Russian Constitutional Court. The case concerns the Administrative Code of Russia (“Article 20.3.3”), which prohibits and sanctions any form of expression discrediting
The European Parliament’s PEGA Committee: A Regional Effort to Constrain Spyware Technology
January 25, 2023Authored by Spencer Levitt UCI Law’s International Justice Clinic has been investigating the use and abuse of spyware technologies as a part of the clinic’s private surveillance project. Proliferating in recent years, hundreds of vendors across the globe
One step closer to holding NSO Group accountable: The U.S. Solicitor General recommended the Supreme Court deny NSO’s cert petition concerning the applicability of foreign sovereign immunity to a private entity
November 22, 2022 In 2019, WhatsApp filed a complaint in federal court against NSO Group, the world’s most notorious spyware vendor, claiming that NSO used WhatsApp servers without authorization to send malware to approximately 1,400 WhatsApp users’ devices, thereby violating