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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.
In MFIA Case, 5th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Drones Law and Supreme Court Denies Review
A case first brought by the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic in 2019 over the newsgathering rights of journalists came to an end this fall.
MFIA Clinic Defends Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Again
The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic has filed another amicus brief defending Medicare’s drug price negotiation program against ongoing claims by two drug manufacturers.
New Lawsuit Seeks Records on CIA’s Response to Sexual Misconduct
The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic filed a lawsuit against the CIA for failing to produce documents concerning workplace sexual misconduct at the agency.
Risks in FDA-Approved Medical Device and Flaws in FDA Procedures Exposed with Help from MFIA Clinic
A newly published study describes safety risks posed by a commonly used blood clot filter and transparency gaps in FDA procedures.