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Clinic Testifies in Support of Restoring Public Access to Vermont Criminal Court Records

The Constitutional Access Team of Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic testified before the Vermont House Judiciary Committee in support of legislation that would restore meaningful public access to criminal court records in Vermont.
Clinic Testifies in Support of Restoring Public Access to Vermont Criminal Court Records
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Annual FOIA Bootcamp Held by MFIA Clinic on Feb. 24

Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) clinic will host FOIA Bootcamp to explain the ins and outs of filing effective Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Annual FOIA Bootcamp Held by MFIA Clinic on Feb. 24
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The New York Times

By Raiding a Reporter’s Home, Is the F.B.I. Weaponizing National Security? — A Commentary by David A. Schulz ’78

David A. Schulz ’78 is director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, where he serves as the Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer and a senior research scholar.

By Raiding a Reporter’s Home, Is the F.B.I. Weaponizing National Security? — A Commentary by David A. Schulz ’78
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The Verge

Grok Is Undressing Children — Can the Law Stop It?

Visiting Clinical Associate Professor in Law John Langford ’14 discussed legal deepfake and AI protections for minors.

Grok Is Undressing Children — Can the Law Stop It?
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Marking 15 Years of MFIA

MFIA marked its 15th anniversary with a reunion that brought students, alumni, and faculty together at Yale Law School in November, following MFIA’s annual Access & Accountability conference.
Marking 15 Years of MFIA
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Access & Accountability 2025: Preserving the Architecture of Accountability

This year’s Access & Accountability (AAC) conference brought together lawyers, journalists, academics, and advocates at Yale Law School for a two-day conference focused on the state of government accountability.
Access & Accountability 2025: Preserving the Architecture of Accountability
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The New York Times

New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump

Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer and Director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic David A. Schulz ’78 discussed the Pentagon’s new press regulations. 

New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump
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Clinics File Suit Against Website that Generates Nonconsensual Nude Images

The clinics represent a New Jersey teenager in a case against a website that uses artificial intelligence to generate hyperrealistic, nonconsensual nude images of real children and adults.
Clinics File Suit Against Website that Generates Nonconsensual Nude Images
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The Wall Street Journal

Teen Sues Maker of Fake-Nudes Software

A deepfake software lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic is featured.

Teen Sues Maker of Fake-Nudes Software
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PBS News Hour

Why News Organizations Are Rejecting the Pentagon’s New Press Rules

Floyd Abrams Lecturer in Law and Director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic David A. Schulz ’78 examined the Pentagon’s new rules for journalistic credential access. 

Why News Organizations Are Rejecting the Pentagon’s New Press Rules