Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Betsy DeVos’ Unexcused Absences
US News and World Report
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Abrams Clinical Fellow for the Information Society Project's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic John Langford ’14 is quoted in an article about the lack of information being made public about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ schedule.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Hijacking Information Conference to Be Held November 14
This conference was organized in response to the proliferation of vulnerabilities in software, enabling hackers to access systems and sensitive data stored within them.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Conference on Government Transparency to Be Held October 27
“Access and Accountability: A Conference for Transparency Advocates” will convene at Yale Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Federal Judge Unseals New York Crime Lab’s Software for Analyzing DNA Evidence
ProPublica
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Stanton First Amendment Fellow Hannah Bloch-Wehba is quoted in a report that the news organization has succeeded in its bid to unseal the source code of a tool used by the New York State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in processing DNA evidence. Yale Law School’s Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic filed the motion on behalf of the organization.
Friday, October 20, 2017
MFIA Wins Victory in Crime Lab’s Software Case
Three weeks ago, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) filed a motion on behalf of the news organization ProPublica in the Southern District of New York. Earlier this week, Judge Valerie Caproni issued that the source code for analyzing DNA samples would be released.
Monday, October 16, 2017
New device detects texting while driving, but is it legal?
National Public Radio/ Marketplace
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Stanton First Amendment Fellow Hannah Bloch-Wehba is quoted in a story about privacy issues related to accessing phone records for those involved in motor vehicle accidents.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Banned in an ad, just fine in a tweet
The Washington Post
Kate Klonick, a fellow with the Information Society Project and PhD candidate, is quoted in an article about Twitter’s advertising policies.
Monday, September 25, 2017
ProPublica Seeks Source Code for New York City’s Disputed DNA Software
ProPublica
ProPublica is petitioning for access to the source code for New York City’s proprietary DNA software with the assistance of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Scenes from a Disjunctive Presidency—A Commentary by Jack Balkin
Balkinization
Jack M. Balkin is Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Sorry, Banning ‘Killer Robots’ Just Isn’t Practical
WIRED
Director of the Information Society Project Rebecca Crootof ’11 is quoted in a WIRED article about autonomous weapons.