Tuesday, June 9, 2020
MFIA Clinic Receives $200,000 Contribution from Craig Newmark Philanthropies
A grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies will help advance the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic’s core mission of defending the rights of journalists and promoting transparency.
Monday, June 8, 2020
ISP and Abrams Institute Call for Protections for Protestors and the Press
A statement from the Information Society Project and the Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Twitter helped make Trump president. Now they’re at war
The Boston Globe
YLS clinical lecturer and Executive Director of the Information Society Project Nikolas Guggenberger is quoted in a Boston Globe article about President Trump’s relationship with Twitter.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies
Reuters
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack M. Balkin is quoted in a Reuters article about President Trump’s attempt to regulate social media.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What’s next?
Associated Press
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack Balkin is quoted in an Associated Press story about President Trump’s threat to regulate social media.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Twitter becomes Trump’s latest enemy after it tags his claims as false
The Los Angeles Times
Executive Director of the Information Society Project Nikolas Guggenberger is quoted in the Los Angeles Times about President Trump’s threat to regulate social media.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Judge Permits MFIA Clinic First Amendment Case to Proceed
A federal judge in New York has ordered a First Amendment lawsuit filed by Yale’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) against President Donald Trump to proceed into discovery.
Friday, February 14, 2020
ISP and Tap@Yale to Host Big Tech and Antitrust Conference
The Information Society Project (ISP) and the Thurman Arnold Project (TAP@Yale) will host a conference at Yale Law School, “Big Tech & Antitrust: Competition Policy in the Digital Age,” on March 28-29, 2020.
Monday, February 10, 2020
Statement from the Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression
A statement from the Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression at Yale Law School on the Retaliation Against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.
Monday, December 23, 2019
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark Speaks at Information Society Project
For Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, life boils down to three simple words: do unto others.