Community
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
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
BJ Ard
Resident 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
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
Mari Bastashevski
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Communications / Journalism / Media
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
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
Ignacio Cofone
Resident 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
Nick Frisch
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance
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
Claudia Haupt
Resident Fellow
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
Ying Hu
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Consumer Contracts, Crowdfunding, Eminent Domain, Information Fiduciaries, Privacy Rights, Property
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
Cyber Fellow, Center for Global Legal Challenges
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
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
Torey McMurdo
Resident Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Government Transparency & Accountability
Expertise: Cyberattacks, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Drones, Hacking, Information Warfare, International Relations, Propaganda, Social Science, Values Exploitation
Caitlin Petre
Postdoctoral Associate in Law and Knight Law and Media Scholar, Information Society Project
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Gamification, Social Science, Sociology
Amanda Shanor
Resident 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
Visiting Fellows
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
Affiliated 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, Medical Law, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law
Jean-Philippe Foegle
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Administrative Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Compelled Disclosures, Defamation, FOIA, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Journalist Rights, Trade Secrets, Whistleblowers
Brad Greenberg
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Administrative Law, Antitrust, Communication & Technology, Communication & Technology, Fair Use, Freedom of the Press, Innovation Law and Policy, International IP, Media Law and Policy, Newsgather Rights
Aditi Joshi
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Internet Governance
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
Argyro Karanasiou
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Internet Governance
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Computing, Informational Privacy Rights, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Mesh Networks, Online Speech, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law
Adrian Kuenzler
Visiting 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
Asaf Lubin
Visiting 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
Peter Maybarduk
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance
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
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
Hector Postigo
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Copyright, Crowdfunding, Democracy Online, Fair Use, Gamification, Hacktivism, Innovation Law and Policy, Peer Production, Police Bodycams
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
Sandra Ristovska
Visiting 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
David Robinson
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Government Transparency & Accountability
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Administrative Law, Algorithmic Discrimination, Censorship, Contracts, Corporate Surveillance, Equal Protection, Machine Learning, Predictive Policing, Race Discrimination, Sharing Economies
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: Access to Contraception, Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Fourth Amendment, Machine Learning, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Race Discrimination, Tech Criticism
Ramesh Subramanian
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance
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
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
Ariel Dobkin
Student Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Consumer Rights, Data Representation, FinTech, Freedom of Speech, Government Modernization, Immigration
John Ehrett
Student Fellow
Internet Governance
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Customary International Law, Fair Use, FOIA, Freedom of Religion, Journalist Rights, Law & Religion, Online Harassment & Bullying, Online Speech, Police Bodycams
Beth Goldberg
Student Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Democracy Online, Global Media Activism, Global South, Hate Speech, ICANN, Open Government, Zero Rating Networks
Misha Guttentag
Student Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Robotics
Telecommunications
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Copyright, Fair Use, Government Surveillance, Intellectual Privacy, Net Neutrality, Predictive Policing, Spectrum Policy, 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
Lina Khan
Student 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
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
Marisa Lowe
Student Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Cyberattacks, False News, FinTech, Government Surveillance, Law & Religion, Online Surveillance, Social Science
David Manners-Weber
Student Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
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
Yurij Melnyk
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
Urja Mittal
Student Fellow
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Expertise: Administrative Law, Commercial Speech, Freedom of Speech
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
Alexandra Perloff-Giles
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Censorship, Copyright, Cyberattacks, Cyberwarfare, Education Law, Fair Use, FOIA, International Humanitarian Law / Law of War, Peer Production, Photography
Emma Roth
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Employment Law, Healthcare, Race Discrimination, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health, Right to Reproductive Health Care, Sex Discrimination, Substantive Due Process Rights
Simone Seiver
Student Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Criminal Law, FOIA, Freedom of the Press, Journalist Rights, Newsgather Rights, Open Science
Rachel Tuchman
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Emergency Contraception, Equal Protection, Freedom of Religion, Law & Religion, Liberty Rights, Reproductive Technologies, Right to Reproductive Health Care
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
Ethan Wong
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Censorship, Copyright, Fair Use, Freedom of the Press, Intellectual Privacy, Media Law and Policy, Online Speech, Privacy Rights, Streaming Media, Trademark
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
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
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
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Censorship, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, International Relations, Internet of Things, Social Science, China
Affiliated Fellows
Enrique Armijo
Affiliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance
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
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
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
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
Robert Heverly
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, Cognitive Psychology, Commercial Speech, Compelled Disclosures, Consumer Rights, False News, Freedom of Speech, Mandatory Information Disclosures, Media Law and Policy, Propaganda
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
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
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
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
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