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How MFIA Helped Uncover the Story Behind a Landmark Press Freedom Case

Records obtained with the assistance of the MFIA Clinic helped First Amendment lawyer Lee Levine ’79 uncover new evidence about Earl Caldwell, government pressure on the press, and one of the Supreme Court’s most consequential reporter’s privilege cases.
How MFIA Helped Uncover the Story Behind a Landmark Press Freedom Case
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MFIA Secures Settlement Committing State Department to Address FOIA Backlog

The settlement reached in the Clinic’s long-running Scoville litigation brings the independent federal FOIA ombudsman into an effort to improve the Department’s FOIA compliance.
MFIA Secures Settlement Committing State Department to Address FOIA Backlog
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AP News

CNN, MS Now, and Politico Ask a Court to Block Trump from Enforcing His White House Media Ban

Clinical Lecturer in Law and director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic David Schulz ’78 discussed the president’s media ban.

CNN, MS Now, and Politico Ask a Court to Block Trump from Enforcing His White House Media Ban
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Clinic Files for Preliminary Injunction against Paid Truth API Service

The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic moved for a preliminary injunction to stop the offer of early access to Truth Social posts for $100,000 per month.
Clinic Files for Preliminary Injunction against Paid Truth API Service
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AP News

Stars and Stripes Publisher, Editor, and Reporter Sue Pentagon to Challenge Their Firings

The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic’s work in the Stars and Stripes suit against the Defense Department is featured.

Stars and Stripes Publisher, Editor, and Reporter Sue Pentagon to Challenge Their Firings
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Politico

Fired Stars and Stripes Journalists Sue Pentagon to Get Their Jobs Back

Clinical Lecturer and Director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic David A. Schulz ’78 discussed the clinic’s work in the Stars and Stripes suit against the Defense Department.

Fired Stars and Stripes Journalists Sue Pentagon to Get Their Jobs Back
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The Guardian

Trump Sued Over $100,000-a-Month Early-Access Offer to Truth Social Posts

A lawsuit brought by MFIA clinic and others, challenging Truth API's efforts to charge for access to social media posts, received coverage.

Trump Sued Over $100,000-a-Month Early-Access Offer to Truth Social Posts
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BBC

Trump Sued Over Truth Social’s $100,000 Early Access Service

A lawsuit brought by MFIA clinic and others, challenging Truth API's efforts to charge for access to social media posts, received coverage.

Trump Sued Over Truth Social’s $100,000 Early Access Service
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USA Today

Trump Sued Over Truth Social’s $100,000 Early Access Plan

A lawsuit brought by MFIA clinic and others, challenging Truth API's efforts to charge for access to social media posts, received coverage.

Trump Sued Over Truth Social’s $100,000 Early Access Plan
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The New York Times

Suit Challenges Plan to Sell Early Access to Trump’s Truth Social Posts

A lawsuit brought by MFIA clinic and others, challenging Truth API's efforts to charge for access to social media posts, received coverage.

Suit Challenges Plan to Sell Early Access to Trump’s Truth Social Posts