Wednesday, June 7, 2023
MFIA Research Fuels New Connecticut Law Regulating State Use of Algorithms
A landmark law to regulate use of artificial intelligence by Connecticut state government draws from research by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic Talks to OpenAI’s David Robinson ’12
David Robinson ’12, Head of Policy Planning at OpenAI, discusses his time with Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and his work since.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Commentary: This Algorithm Is Used To Deny Inmates Parole. We’re Not Allowed To Know Anything About It. — A Commentary by Martha Rayner
Times-Union (Albany)
Martha Rayner is a Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Fordham Law School. She is represented by Yale Law School’s Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic in a legal challenge to New York State’s refusal to produce records on the algorithm used in parole decisions.
Friday, April 21, 2023
Craig Newmark Philanthropies Supports MFIA Clinic for a Fourth Year
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) announced that it will continue its partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies for a fourth year. Newmark’s $150,000 gift will advance the clinic’s core mission of defending the rights of journalists and promoting government accountability.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Google Opposes Amicus Efforts In DOJ, AG's Antitrust Case
Law360
Visiting Clinical Lecturer David Dinielli comments on the latest developments in multiple cases alleging Google’s illegal monopolization of online search. Dinielli and Floyd Abrams Lecturer in Law David Schulz ’78, with students with the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, have filed an amicus brief in the case.
Saturday, March 4, 2023
CT Government AI Use Is Extensive, Raising Equity and Privacy Concerns. Here’s What a Proposed Bill Would Do.
The Hartford Courant
Danny Haidar ’24 discusses what the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic found while studying artificial intelligence used by Connecticut state government.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
To Fight Defamation Suit, Fox News Cites Election Conspiracy Theories
The Washington Post
Floyd Abrams Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David Schulz ’78 comments on the Fox News defense strategy in a high-profile lawsuit over the network promoting conspiracy theories about voting machines in the 2020 presidential election.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Freedom of Information Act Bootcamp Returns March 13 to Shine Light on Transparency Laws
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression will hold their next Freedom of Information Act Bootcamp at Yale Law School on March 13.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Antitrust Group, Economists Back DOJ, AGs Against Google
Law360
Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law David Dinielli comments on amicus briefs supporting antitrust enforcement actions against Google. The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic’s Tech Accountability & Competition Project filed the briefs on behalf of a group of behavioral economists.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
MFIA Challenges West Point and Its Sports Association for Flouting Transparency Laws
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) is suing West Point and the nonprofit entity that runs its athletics programs on behalf of a sports journalist for failing to disclose records about lucrative contracts and licensing agreements under the Freedom of Information Act.