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A major victory for MFIA and government transparency! We secured a settlement committing the State Department to an independent audit of its FOIA processing and steps to address its backlog. Congratulations to the...

An important First Amendment decision: In Massimino v. Benoit, the 2nd Circuit joined eight other circuits in recognizing a right to record law enforcement activity in public, including police-station exteriors. MFIA...

The MFIA Clinic is proud to be part of this important lawsuit challenging the sale of privileged access to the President’s official statements.

Major First Amendment access victory in the 2nd Circuit: The court rejected blanket secrecy in NY attorney discipline, recognizing presumptive public access to proceedings, records & certain outcomes. It cites MFIA’s...

🧵 [1/2] Today the MFIA Clinic & @CampaignLegal filed an amicus brief on behalf of First Amendment scholars in two cases brought by former FBI agents who were assigned to investigate into efforts to undermine the 2020...