Monday, December 23, 2019
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark Speaks at Information Society Project
For Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, life boils down to three simple words: do unto others.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
John Solomon claims the First Amendment protects him as a journalist
Washington Post
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David Schulz ’78 is quoted in the Washington Post about the media’s First Amendment rights.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Prison officials ask to toss lawsuit on execution access
Associated Press
Anna Kaur ’21 is quoted and the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic is mentioned in a Washington Post story about a lawsuit challenging the Virginia Department of Corrections regarding access to executions. The four media outlets are represented in part by the Clinic.
Friday, September 27, 2019
MFIA Files Suit Challenging Texas Drone Law
Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that makes it a crime for visual journalists and others to use drones for newsgathering and other similar activities.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! First Amendment Clinics Trending at Law Schools
Law.com
The Law School's Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic is mentioned in a Law.com story about First Amendement clinics at law schools.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! First Amendment Clinics Trending at Law Schools
Law.com
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is mentioned in an article about the growing number of First Amendment clinics at law schools across the country.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Lawsuit calls for full public view of executions in Virginia
Associated Press
Several news organizations including the Associated Press have filed a lawsuit requesting full access to Virginia’s executions. The plaintiffs are represented by the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
MFIA’s Tenth Year: Victories, New Beginnings, and Evolution
Learn about the work of the MFIA Clinic since the start of 2019, and what the Clinic will be working on this fall.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
The Origins of the MFIA Clinic
Read about the origins of the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
MFIA Clinic Helps Launch Free Expression Legal Network
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) announced the launch of the Free Expression Legal Network (FELN) a coalition of law school clinicians and academic non-clinicians who provide pro bono legal support for public interest journalism.