Directors and Staff
Jack M. Balkin
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Robotics
Telecommunications
Expertise: Democracy Online, Equal Protection, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Information Fiduciaries, Media Law and Policy, Net Neutrality, Online Speech, Privacy Rights
Rebecca Crootof
Lecturer in Law, Research Scholar, and Information Society Project Executive Director
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Autonomous Weapon Systems, Customary International Law, Cyberattacks, Cyberwarfare, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law / Law of War, Space Law, Torts, Treaties, Weapons Bans
Affiliated YLS Faculty
Logan Beirne
Lecturer in Law
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Contracts, Drones, FinTech, Government Surveillance, Immigration, Torture
Linda Greenhouse
Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Commercial Speech, Early Medication Abortion, Equal Protection, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Right to Reproductive Health Care, U.S. Supreme Court
Oona A. Hathaway
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Counselor to the Dean
Alice M. Miller
Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law and Co-Director, Global Health Justice Partnership
Carol M. Rose
Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor Emeritus of Law and Organization and Professorial Lecturer in Law
Priscilla Smith
Clinical Lecturer in Law; Associate Research Scholar in Law; and Senior Fellow, Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice, Information Society Project
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Early Medication Abortion, Emergency Contraception, Fourth Amendment, Informational Privacy Rights, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health
Resident Fellows
Kamel Ajji
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Telecommunications
Sandra Baron
Resident Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Expertise: Commercial Speech, Newsgather Rights, Online Speech, Press Rights, Right of Publicity, Right to be Forgotten
Hannah Bloch-Wehba
Clinical Lecturer in Law; Associate Research Scholar in Law; and Stanton First Amendment Fellow, Information Society Project
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Censorship, FOIA, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Government Surveillance, Media Law and Policy, Police Bodycams, Press Rights, Right to be Forgotten
Antonio Davola
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Autonomous Vehicles, Cognitive Psychology, Consumer Contracts, Consumer rights, Drones, Law and Economics, Patents, Privacy Rights, Antitrust
Nick Frisch
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Expertise: Censorship, Democracy Online, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Global Media Activism, Government Surveillance, Intercultural Communication, Journalist Rights, Media Law and Policy, Propaganda
Samantha Godwin
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Disability Rights, Education Law, Equal Protection, Healthcare, Medical Law, Reproductive Ethics, Torts, Autonomy and Paternalism, Family Law, Children and the Law
Mateusz Grochowski
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Consumer Contracts, Consumer Rights, Contracts, Law and Economics, Mandatory Information Disclosures, Sharing Economies, self-regulation
Claudia Haupt
Lecturer in Law
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Comparative Constitutional Law, Compelled Disclosures, Forced Ideological Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Law & Religion, Professional Responsibility, Torts
Thomas Kadri
Resident Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Computer Crimes, Defamation, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Right of Publicity, State and Federal Constitutional Protections, Torts, Online Speech
Cortelyou Kenney
Research Scholar in Law; Staff Attorney, Collaboration on Research Integrity and Transparency; and Resident Fellow, Information Society Project
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Customary International Law, FOIA, Freedom of Speech, Global South, Healthcare, International Human Rights Law, Journalist Rights, Open Government, Open Science, Press Rights
Ido Kilovaty
Research Scholar in Law; Cyber Fellow, Center for Global Legal Challenges; and Resident Fellow, Information Society Project
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Computer Crimes, Customary International Law, Cyberattacks, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Encryption, Hacking, Information Warfare, International Humanitarian Law / Law of War, Internet of Things
Alyssa King
Resident Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Contraception, Comparative Constitutional Law, Contracts, International Arbitration, International Human Rights Law, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health, Secret Courts, Domestic Arbitration
Kate Klonick
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, Communication & Technology, Copyright, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Fiduciaries, Online Harassment & Bullying, Online Shaming, Online Speech, Torts
John Langford
Clinical Lecturer in Law; Associate Research Scholar in Law; and Abrams Clinical Fellow, Information Society Project
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Administrative Law, Commercial Speech, FOIA, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Informational Privacy Rights, Media Law and Policy, Online Speech, Secret Courts, Secret Law
Anat Lior
Resident Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Commercial Speech, Communication & Technology, Comparative Constitutional Law, Copyright, Criminal Law,Democracy Online, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Intermediaries, Informational Privacy Rights
Tiffany Li
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Access to Information, AI Ethics / Data Ethics,Communications & Technology, Copyright, Corporate Law, Intermediaries,Online Speech, Open Knowledge, Open Internet, Privacy, Robots,Technology Policy, Virtual Reality
Asaf Lubin
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Cyberespionage, Drones, Encryption, Government Surveillance, Hacking, Information Warfare, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law / Law of War, International Relations, Privacy Rights
Torey McMurdo
Resident Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Government Transparency & Accountability
Expertise: Cyberattacks, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Drones, Hacking, Information Warfare, International Relations, Propaganda, Social Science, Values Exploitation
Quirin Weinzierl
Resident Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Administrative Law, Blockchain, Government Modernization, Innovation Law and Policy, Legislation, Open Government, Right to be Forgotten, EU Law, European and Global Regulation
Visiting Fellows
Mari Bastashevski
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Censorship, FOIA, Freedom of the Press, Hacktivism, Journalist Rights, Online Surveillance, Privacy Rights, Tech Philosophy, Industry Surveillance; Human Rights Abuses
Belabbes Benkredda
Senior Research Scholar in Law
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Cyberespionage, Democracy Online, False News, Political Communication, The Public Sphere, Public Discourse
Kiel Brennan-Marquez
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Commercial Speech, Corporate Surveillance, Criminal Law, Fourth Amendment, Information Fiduciaries, Information Intermediaries, Police Militarization, Predictive Policing, Qualified Immunity
Andrew Burt
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Computing, Communication & Technology, Computer Crimes, Criminal Law, Cyber Exploitation, Data Integrity, Informational Privacy Rights, Machine Learning
Jonathan Cardenas
Visiting Fellow
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Expertise: Antitrust, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Contracts, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, International IP, IP Licensing
Ignacio Cofone
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Antitrust, Contracts, Fourth Amendment, Health Privacy, Informational Privacy Rights, Law and Economics, Online Surveillance, Right to be Forgotten, Torts
Shuba Gokhale
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Bitcoin, Contracts, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Government Surveillance, Innovation Law and Policy, International Relations, Internet of things, Online Surveillance, Treaties
Aaron Goldzimer
Visiting Fellow
Government Transparency & Accountability
Expertise: Global South, International Relations,International environmental, human rights, and development issues. Democracy; electoral politics.
Erik Hovenkamp
Visiting Fellow
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Intellectual Privacy, IP Licensing, Law and Economics, Patents, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law, Antitrust
Aditi Joshi
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Cognitive Psychology, Communication & Technology, Cyberattacks, Democracy Online, Hacking, ICANN, Information Fiduciaries, Internet of Things
Lina Khan
Visiting Fellow
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Antitrust, Consumer Rights, Corporate Surveillance, Information Intermediaries, Law and Economics
Avi Marciano
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Government Surveillance, Information Privacy Rights, Privacy Rights, Social Science, Biometrics
Mason Marks
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Peter Maybarduk
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Anthropology, Global South, Healthcare, Innovation Law and Policy, International IP, International Relations, IP Licensing, Medical Law, Patents, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law
William New
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Copyright, FOIA, Freedom of the Press, Global Media Activism, Innovation Law and Policy, International IP, Journalist Rights, Media Law and Policy, Patents
Shlomit Yanisky Ravid
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Class Discrimination, Computer Programming, Copyright, Employment Law, Equal Protection, International IP, Machine Learning, Patents, Privacy Rights, Sex Discrimination, Theoretical justifications, Anti-discrimination laws, Social networks, Internet, Advanced technology, 3D printing, Policy making, Service inventions
Joseph Schwerha
Visiting Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: cybercrime, cybersecurity, privacy, transnational electronic criminal investigations, COE Cybercrime Convention, electronic discovery, computer forensics, cyberlaw, 4th Amendment, cyberterrorism, cybersecurity
Andrew Selbst
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Fourth Amendment, Machine Learning, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Race Discrimination, Tech Criticism
Amanda Shanor
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Expertise: Administrative Law, Commercial Speech, Compelled Disclosures, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Government Surveillance, Liberty Rights, Social Science, State and Federal Constitutional Protections
Ramesh Subramanian
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Telecommunications
Expertise: Blockchain, Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, History of Technology, ICANN, Net Neutrality, Online Surveillance
Nabiha Syed
Visiting Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Drones, FOIA, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Journalist Rights, Media Law and Policy, Newsgather Rights, Online Speech
Nafees Syed
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Equal Protection, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Religion, Government Surveillance, Hate Speech, International Human Rights Law, Law & Religion, Liberty Rights
Gabe Teninbaum
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Computer Science
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Access to Justice, Blockchain, Computer Programming, Consumer Rights, FOIA, Hacktivism, Innovation Law and Policy, Open Government, Poverty Law, Tech Criticism
Rebecca Wexler
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Government Transparency & Accountability
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Facial Recognition, Fourth Amendment, Informational Privacy Rights, Intellectual Privacy, Police Bodycams, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Trade Secrets, Video Evidence
Elana Zeide
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Administrative Law, Contracts, Innovation Law and Policy, Legislation, Media Law and Policy, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, Student Privacy, Predictive Algorithms, People Analytics
Student Fellows
Miriam Becker-Cohen
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion Access, Equal Protection, Familial Status Discrimination, Housing Law, Immigration, Race Discrimination, Right to Reproductive Health Care, Sex Discrimination, Socioeconomic Discrimination, Sociology
Allison Douglis
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, FOIA, Media Law and Policy, Newsgatherer Rights, Copyright and Trademark
Beth Goldberg
Student Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Democracy Online, Global Media Activism, Global South, Hate Speech, ICANN, Open Government, Zero Rating Networks
Christopher Haugh
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Expertise: FOIA, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, International Humanitarian Law / Law of War, Journalist Rights, Media Law and Policy, Newsgather Rights, Political Communication, Press Rights, Whistleblowers
Meenu Krishnan
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Censorship, Copyright, FOIA, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Journalist Rights, Newsgather Rights, Press Rights
Ruth Lazenby
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Brandon Levin
Student Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Expertise: Education Law, Innovation Law and Policy, International Relations, Social Science, Public Policy
Laura McCready
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Contraception, Criminal Law, Equal Protection, Race Discrimination, Right to Reproductive Health Care, Sex Discrimination
Brian Mund
Student Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: commercial speech, computer crimes, corporate surveillance, data representation, fourth amendment, freedom of speech, government surveillance, international relations, online surveillance, privacy rights
David Murdter
Student Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Censorship, Democracy Online, False News, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Innovation Law and Policy, Media Law and Policy, Open Government, User-Generated Content
Elliot Setzer
Student Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Anthropology, Freedom of Speech, Social Science
Camila Vega
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Equal Protection, Healthcare
David Walchak
Student Fellow
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Antitrust, Consumer Rights, Law and Economics, Privacy Rights, Product Liability
Yale Affiliated Fellows
Louisa deCossy
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advocacy Film Production, Anthropology, Communication & Technology, Documentaries, Photography, Refugees
Michael Fischer
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Programming, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Data Integrity, Data Representation, Encryption, Online Surveillance
Roger Ford
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Cloud Computing, Corporate Surveillance, Government Surveillance, Innovation Law and Policy, Intellectual Privacy, Internet of Things, Law and Economics, Patents, Privacy Rights, Property,
Vali Gazula
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Expertise: Biotechnology, Gene Editing
Bonnie Kaplan
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Privacy / Surveillance
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Anthropology, Health Privacy, History, History of Technology, Medical Informatics, Bioethics
Sean O'Brien
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Cloud Computing, Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Corporate Surveillance, Cyberattacks, Encryption, Government Surveillance, Hacking, Hacktivism
Limor Peer
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Expertise: Open Science, Political Communication, Social Science
Stefan Simon
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Anthropology, Augmented Reality, Conservation, Cultural Heritage Preservation, Disaster Prevention, Global South, History, History of Technology, Intercultural Communication, Internet of Things, Open Science, Values Exploitation
Christina O. Spiesel
Senior Research Scholar in Law
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advocacy Film Production, Anthropology, Cameras in Court, Cognitive Psychology, Fair Use, History of Technology, Litigation Visuals, Photography, Police Bodycams, Tech Criticism, Video Evidence
Jason Stanley
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, False News, Forced Ideological Speech, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Warfare, Propaganda, Race Discrimination, Refugees, Propaganda
Xiyin Tang
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Copyright, Intellectual Privacy, Trademark
Graham Webster
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Censorship, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, International Relations, Internet of Things, Social Science, China
Affiliated Fellows
Colin Agur
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Mobile Technologies, Social Science
BJ Ard
Affliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Contracts, Copyright, Fair Use, Innovation Law and Policy, Intellectual Privacy, IP Licensing, Net Neutrality, Patents, Property, Terms of Service
Enrique Armijo
Affiliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Administrative Law, Censorship, Communication & Technology, Defamation, False News, Forced Ideological Speech, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Innovation Law and Policy, Online Speech
Valerie Belair-Gagnon
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Mobile Technologies, Social Science, Sociology, User-Generated Content, Journalism (News Production Studies)
Joshua Braun
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Communications / Journalism / Media
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Information Intermediaries, Streaming Media, Media Distribution
Annemarie Bridy
Affiliate Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Censorship, Communications & Technology, Copyright, Fair Use, Information Intermediaries, Innovation Law and Policy, Online Shaming, Online Speech, Streaming Media, User-generated Content
Anupam Chander
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Bitcoin, Global South, Government Surveillance, Information Intermediaries, Internet of Things, Multistakeholder Governance, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, User-Generated Content
Bryan Choi
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Anonymity, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Programming, Cyberattacks, Information Intermediaries, Machine Learning, Privacy Rights, Products Liability
Danielle Citron
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Consumer Rights, Cyber Exploitation, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Intermediaries, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Harassment & Bullying, Online Speech, Privacy Rights
Gerardo Con Diaz
Affiliated Fellow
Computer Science
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Antitrust, Copyright, History, History of Technology, Innovation Law and Policy, Patents
Laura DeNardis
Affiliated Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Telecommunications
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, Corporate Surveillance, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Encryption, Internet of Things
Niva Elkin-Koren
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Accessibility, Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Copyright, Democracy Online, Fair Use, Intellectual Privacy, Open Science, User-Generated Content
Katherine Fink
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Drones, FOIA, Freedom of the Press, Journalist Rights, Media Law and Policy, Press Rights, Social Science, User-Generated Content
Michael Froomkin
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Administrative Law, Cryptocurrency, Drones, Encryption, Government Surveillance, ICANN, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Surveillance, Privacy Rights, Right to be Forgotten
Seeta Peña Gangadharan
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Data Representation, Information Poor Communities, Race Discrimination, Socioeconomic Discrimination, Justice and Equity
Kristelia Garcia
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Antitrust, Copyright, IP Licensing, Law and Economics, Streaming Media, Trademark, User-Generated Content, Licensing, Regulation
James Grimmelmann
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Robert Heverly
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Copyright, Cyber Exploitation, Cyberattacks, Drones, Government Surveillance, Internet of Things, Net Neutrality, Online Surveillance, Torts
David Johnson
Affiliated Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Computer Programming, Democracy Online, ICANN, Intellectual Privacy, IP Licensing, Online Speech
Margot Kaminski
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Copyright, Drones, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Intellectual Privacy, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, Police Bodycams, Privacy Rights
David Karpf
Affiliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
Government Transparency & Accountability
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Democracy Online, Global Media Activism, Open Government, Political Communication, Social Science, Tech Criticism
Daniel Kreiss
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Democracy Online, False News, History of Technology, Political Communication, Social Science
Adrian Kuenzler
Affiliated Fellow
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Advertising and Public Relations, Antitrust, Cognitive Psychology, Fair Use, Innovation Law and Policy, Law and Economics, Peer Production, Sharing Economies, Social Science, Trademark
Molly Land
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Censorship, Copyright, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Intermediaries, International Human Rights Law, International IP, Online Speech, Peer Production, Treaties
Seth Lewis
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Bitcoin, Global South, Government Surveillance, Information Intermediaries, Internet of Things, Multistakeholder Governance, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, User-Generated Content
Jonathan Manes
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: FOIA, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Speech, Open Government, Police Bodycams, Secret Courts, Secret Law, Whistleblowers
Christopher Mason
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Intellectual Property
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Biotechnology Law and Policy, Gene Patents, Genomics, Epigenomics, Forensics, Metagenomics, Privacy, International IP, Open Science, FDA Regulations, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law
Eden Medina
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Global South, History, History of Technology, International Human Rights Law, Tech Criticism
Christina Mulligan
Affiliated Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Copyright, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Information Intermediaries, Internet of Things, IP Licensing, Patents, Property, Terms of Service, User-Generated Content
Lisa Ouellette
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, Innovation Law and Policy, International IP, Law and Economics, Nanotechnology, Open Science, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law, Trademark
Frank Pasquale
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Weapon Systems, Blockchain, Tech Criticism, Tech Philosophy, Workforce Automation
Pierluigi Perri
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Cloud Computing, Computer Crimes, Computer Networking, Criminal Law, Cybercrime, Hacking, Hate Speech, Privacy Rights
Benjamin Peters
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, History, Intercultural Communication, Law & Religion, Political Communication, Social Science, Tech Criticism, Tech Philosophy
Caitlin Petre
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Gamification, Social Science, Sociology
Tamara Piety
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advertising and Public Relations, Commercial Speech, Compelled Disclosures, Consumer Rights, False News, Freedom of Speech, Mandatory Information Disclosures, Media Law and Policy, Propaganda
Natalie Ram
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Genetic Rights, Health Privacy, Informational Privacy Rights, Innovation Law and Policy
Sandra Ristovska
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advocacy Film Production, Cameras in Court, Communication & Technology, Documentaries, Global Media Activism, Photography, Police Bodycams, User-Generated Content, Video Evidence
Nagla Rizk
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Copyright, FOIA, Law and Economics, Mobile Technologies, Peer Production, Sharing Economies, Data Driven Innovation; Economic Development
Kermit Roosevelt
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion Access, Comparative Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Race Discrimination, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health, Sex Discrimination, State and Federal Constitutional Protections
Brad Rosen
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Blockchain, Compelled Disclosures, Computer Crimes, Computer Programming, Government Surveillance, Media Law and Policy, Right of Publicity, Right to be Forgotten, Torts
Lauren Henry Scholz
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Contracts, Contracts, Crowdfunding, Information Fiduciaries, Informational Privacy Rights, Intellectual Privacy, Machine Learning, Privacy Rights, Torts
Jessica Silbey
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Access to Abortion Care, Advocacy Film Production, Cameras in Court, Copyright, Documentaries, Fair Use, Police Bodycams, Social Science, Trademark, Video Evidence
Caio Mario da Silva Pereira Neto
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Administrative Law, Antitrust, Communication & Technology, Freedom of Speech, Global South, Innovation Law and Policy, International Telecommunications, Internet of Things, Net Neutrality, Zero Rating Networks
Madhavi Sunder
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Copyright, Democracy Online, Education Law, Fair Use, Global South, Innovation Law and Policy, Intercultural Communication, International Human Rights Law, User-Generated Content
David Thaw
Affiliated Fellow
Computer Science
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Administrative Law, Computer Crimes, Computer Networking, Corporate Surveillance, Criminal Law, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Hacking
Rory Van Loo
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Blockchain, Compelled Disclosures, Consumer Contracts, Contracts, FinTech, Information Intermediaries, Mandatory Information Disclosures
Edmund Yeh
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Telecommunications
Expertise: Augmented Reality, Cloud Computing, Computer Networking, Cyberattacks, Internet of Things, Mesh Networks, Mobile Technologies, Net Neutrality, Streaming Media, Virtual Reality
Tal Zarsky
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Consumer Contracts, Cyberattacks, Defamation, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Surveillance, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Property
Michael Zimmer
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Surveillance, Privacy Rights, Internet Research Ethics, Data Ethics, Library/Intellectual Privacy