Thursday, April 12, 2018
We May Own Our Data, But Facebook Has a Duty to Protect It
The New Yorker
The article cites scholarship by Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment Jack Balkin about Facebook’s use of private information.
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Don’t’ Call it An Abortion Case
Slate/ Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Senior Fellow at the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice Priscilla Smith ’91 was a guest on the podcast, where she discussed NIFLA v. Becerra, now before the Supreme Court.
Monday, March 26, 2018
MFIA Clinic Moves for Summary Judgment in EPA FOIA Case
On March 20, the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School moved for partial summary judgment on behalf of the New York Times and reporter Eric Lipton in their Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Data Breach Through Social Engineering—A Commentary by Ido Kilovaty
Harvard Law Review Blog
Ido Kilovaty is a Research Scholar in Law, a Cyber Fellow at the Center for Global Legal Challenges, and a Resident Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
Saturday, March 17, 2018
The Cambridge Analytica Debacle is not a Facebook “Data Breach.” Maybe It Should Be.—A Commentary by Ido Kilovaty
TechCrunch
Ido Kilovaty is a Research Scholar in Law, a Cyber Fellow at the Center for Global Legal Challenges, and a Resident Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 5, 2018
First Amendment Cannot Shield Exxon from Climate Probe, New York AG Argues
Climate Liability News
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law David Schulz '78 is quoted in a story about efforts by Exxon to use the First Amendment as a shield against fraud probes by New York and Massachusetts.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears Monument, Emails Show
The New York Times
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is mentioned in an article about its work suing for the release of documents related to national monuments.
Monday, February 26, 2018
MFIA Clinic Urges FISA Court of Review to Protect Public Access
On February 23, 2018, Yale's Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic (MFIA) and the ACLU filed a brief before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR) urging the appellate court to recognize that judicial opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) should be public.
Monday, February 19, 2018
Editorial: Time to shed light on FISA warrant's 'secrets'
Boston Herald
The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic is mentioned in an editorial about efforts to make public the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order regarding surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Monday, February 5, 2018
The Times Asks Court to Unseal Documents on Surveillance of Carter Page
The New York Times
The New York Times reports that it is being represented by the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic in its request to have the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court unseal documents related to the surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.