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MFIA Team Works on Medical Transparency Amidst Pandemic
The MFIA Clinic worked through the fall 2020 semester with faculty from the Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health, and other public health experts and activists to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccine approval process was fully transparent and driven by science rather than political pressure.
MFIA Files Amicus Brief in Newsgathering Case
Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) argued in an amicus brief filed last semester on behalf of 13 First Amendment scholars and practitioners in a case stemming from newsgathering at Black Lives Matter protests.
MFIA Clinic Represents Journalist Injured by Police at Protest
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) is serving as co-counsel to a photojournalist who was blinded in one eye by police while covering a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis.
Abrams Institute Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Donor Disclosure Case
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) prepared a Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression this semester in a closely watched case about compelled disclosure of donors to nonprofit organizations.
MFIA Clinic Receives $200,000 Contribution from Craig Newmark Philanthropies
For the second year, the Media Freedom & Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School has received a $200,000 contribution from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to advance the clinic’s core mission.
MFIA Clinic to Host its Annual FOIA Bootcamp April 7, 2021
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic will host its annual FOIA Bootcamp on April 7, 2021.
MFIA and ROLC Succeed in Procuring Overseas U.S. Troop Levels from Pentagon
Two Yale Law School clinics worked to compel the Department of Defense to release U.S. troop strength levels since 2017 in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.