The First Amendment Clinic
The Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic’s dual mission is to teach students important aspects of the First Amendment and to vigorously defend its clients’ First Amendment rights. Through coursework and cutting edge First Amendment litigation and advocacy, students gain theoretical and practical skills while achieving the best possible outcomes for its clients. The Clinic houses the Local Journalism Project, an innovative initiative that provides focus to the Clinic’s work on behalf of local and community news outlets and journalists.
Recent News
Clinic and RCFP Unseal Settlement Records of Prison Healthcare Contractor in Wrongful Death Suit
October 26, 2024 - Settlement records that our Clinic and co-counsel Paula Knudsen Burke at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press have successfully unsealed on behalf of the Bucks County Courier Times demonstrate that prison healthcare contractor PrimeCare Medical and Bucks County have paid out $3.8 million to settle wrongful death claims involving allegations of inadequate healthcare […]