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MFIA Clinic Helps Doctors Challenge Removal of Patient Safety Research from Federal Website
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and partner organizations filed a complaint challenging the removal of articles from a government-run website for doctors and medical researchers.

DocProject Empowers Documentary Filmmakers Through Legal Support
Recent updates from DocProject showcase the initiative’s ongoing collaboration with filmmakers.

Spotlight on Andy Udelsman ’17: From MFIA to Championing Civil Rights
A profile of Andy Udelsman ’17, who has built a career advocating for civil rights and human dignity.

MFIA Clinic Helps Journalist Uncover Jail Secrets
Students in the clinic helped journalist Brittany Hailer to get policy changed that barred a Pennsylvania jail county jail’s employees from speaking to the press.

Conference Explores Technology’s Impact on Government Transparency and Accountability
The Access and Accountability Conference convened in New Haven Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2024, to take up pressing challenges to government accountability posed by technological advances and the rise of social media.

MFIA Clinic Defends Transparency in Connecticut’s School Placement Algorithm Case
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has sought transparency in the algorithmic system used by the state to assign students to Hartford-area magnet and vocational schools.

Spotlight on John Langford ’14: Returning to MFIA
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic will welcome John Langford ’14 back as a visiting clinical associate professor beginning in January 2025.