Thursday, December 06, 2018
News
MFIA Clinic Files Lawsuit Against CIA
Acting for two investigative journalists, the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic has sued the Central Intelligence Agency for silencing the top FBI interrogator of Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah. The lawsuit alleges a CIA effort to mislead the American public about the effectiveness of torture.Thursday, October 25, 2018
In The Press
Lawsuit: Trump Punishing The Press Is Unconstitutional
Richard French Live
Students from Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) are interviewed about the clinic’s involvement in a First Amendment lawsuit filed against President Trump.
Saturday, June 09, 2018
In The Press
Trump’s targeting of a New York Times journalist, explained by experts
Vox
David Schulz ’78, Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and director of the MFIA clinic, and Michael Meltsner ’60 contributed to an article about the federal government’s seizure of a reporter’s phone records as part of a federal investigation into leaks of classified information.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Friday, October 26, 2018
In The Press
News organizations across the nation back Colorado Independent’s open-records fight at US Supreme Court
The Colorado Independent
The Colorado Independent mentions the Media Freedom and Information Access clinic, which has an filed amicus brief in support of its petition before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that seeks to protect the public’s First Amendment right to court records.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
In The Press
Lawsuit: Trump Punishing The Press Is Unconstitutional
Richard French Live
Students from Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) are interviewed about the clinic’s involvement in a First Amendment lawsuit filed against President Trump.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
In The Press
Literary group sues Trump, alleges free speech stifling
The Associated Press
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David Schulz ’78 is quoted by the Associated Press about a lawsuit filed by PEN America with the assistance of the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
Saturday, June 9, 2018
In The Press
Trump’s targeting of a New York Times journalist, explained by experts
Vox
David Schulz ’78, Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and director of the MFIA clinic, and Michael Meltsner ’60 contributed to an article about the federal government’s seizure of a reporter’s phone records as part of a federal investigation into leaks of classified information.
Monday, March 5, 2018
In The Press
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
In The Press
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.