First Amendment Clinic
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The First Amendment Clinic is a legal clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law where students gain practical experience litigating and advocating on issues involving free speech, press, and related constitutional rights.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
educational program
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legal clinic → |
| activity |
client counseling
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drafting legal briefs → legal advocacy → litigation → participating in hearings → policy advocacy related to free speech and press → preparing court filings → |
| affiliatedWith |
University of Virginia
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| country |
United States
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| educates |
law students
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| educationalMethod |
clinical legal education
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experiential learning → |
| field |
First Amendment law
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civil rights law → constitutional law → freedom of speech → freedom of the press → |
| focusesOn |
First Amendment rights
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academic freedom issues → access to information → content-based speech regulations → defamation and related speech torts → free speech issues → freedom of the press issues → government transparency issues → newsgathering rights → open government issues → prior restraint issues → protest and assembly rights → public records issues → student speech issues → viewpoint discrimination issues → |
| language |
English
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| locatedIn |
Charlottesville, Virginia
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| mission |
to advance public understanding of First Amendment freedoms
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to protect free speech and press rights through litigation → to train law students in First Amendment advocacy → |
| offers |
appellate advocacy experience
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opportunities to work with real clients → practical litigation experience → pretrial litigation experience → |
| partOf |
University of Virginia School of Law
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| regulates |
none (provides legal services rather than regulation)
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| sector |
nonprofit legal services
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University of Virginia School of Law
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hasClinic |