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Abrams Institute Report Assesses the Future of the Press Clause

The report concludes that the First Amendment’s freedom of the press provision has been all but ignored by the Supreme Court and recommends that the provision be read and applied more broadly.
Abrams Institute Report Assesses the Future of the Press Clause
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Conference Explores Technology’s Impact on Government Transparency and Accountability

The Access and Accountability Conference convened in New Haven Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2024, to take up pressing challenges to government accountability posed by technological advances and the rise of social media.
Conference Explores Technology’s Impact on Government Transparency and Accountability
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The Washington Post

Gateway Pundit Settles with Georgia Election Workers in Defamation Suit

The work of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic in the Gateway Pundit defamation suit was featured.

Gateway Pundit Settles with Georgia Election Workers in Defamation Suit
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Closure of Tiny PINJ Newsroom Is a Loss for Pittsburgh

The collaboration between the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and the recently closed Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism was highlighted.

Closure of Tiny PINJ Newsroom Is a Loss for Pittsburgh
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Majority World Initiative Presents Scholarship on Online Propaganda and Social Media

Scholars in the Majority World Initiative have produced eight new publications revealing new ways global social media platforms can be weaponized through online propaganda.
Majority World Initiative Presents Scholarship on Online Propaganda and Social Media
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ISP Publishes Collection on Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Public Sphere

A new collection of essays explores how the advent of artificial intelligence stands to impact the digital public sphere.
ISP Publishes Collection on Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Public Sphere
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The Washington Post

Judge Throws Out Gateway Pundit’s Bankruptcy Claim

The work of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic in the recently dismissed Gateway Pundit’s bankruptcy case is highlighted.

Judge Throws Out Gateway Pundit’s Bankruptcy Claim
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Law360

Military’s IVF Policy Defense Fails Post-Chevron, Group Says

The work of the Veterans Legal Services Clinic, the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project, and the Information Society Project with the NYC chapter of the National Organization for Women is highlighted. William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael J. Wishnie ’93, Clinical Lecturers Natalia N. Friedlander ’18 and Priscilla Smith ’91, and students Donovan Bendana ’25, and Mira Ortegon ’26 were mentioned.

Military’s IVF Policy Defense Fails Post-Chevron, Group Says
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Marktechpost

The Human Factor in Artificial Intelligence AI Regulation: Ensuring Accountability

A recent study by Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor Ian Ayres ’86 and Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack M. Balkin about the necessity of AI regulation was featured.

The Human Factor in Artificial Intelligence AI Regulation: Ensuring Accountability
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Screening Room: Yale Law Clinic Offers Legal Guidance for Documentaries

DocProject, a program of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, provides pro bono advice on media law and journalism for documentary filmmakers.
Screening Room: Yale Law Clinic Offers Legal Guidance for Documentaries