The First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law is committed to protecting free expression and free speech through direct client representation and advocacy
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Designed for third-year law students, the First Amendment Clinic is an experiential offering within the Kramer Law Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
![Senior Fellow Sara Coulter and Director Andy Geronimo standing in front of the Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Youngstown, Ohio, after a multi-day federal bench trial chaired by Certified Legal Externs.](/law/sites/default/files/styles/subfeature_705x528_/public/2023-09/clinic-members-resize.jpg?h=e48dcdaa&itok=7-qtbwWI)
The clinic is primarily staffed by a director, attorney fellows, and third-year law students who are certified as legal interns by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
![Director Andy Geronimo speaking on a February 2023 panel about Qualified Immunity and the Novak v. City of Parma court case.](/law/sites/default/files/styles/subfeature_705x528_/public/2023-09/Director%20Andy%20Geronimo.jpeg?h=fc201dd1&itok=BphRqBTF)
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We’ve represented clients in affirmative litigation against government actors under federal civil rights law, and have defended clients against tort claims where the underlying conduct is speech-related (e.g. defamation).