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MFIA Clinic Seeks Records in Pentagon Papers Case
Acting on behalf of Harvard historian and author Jill Lepore, the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School has petitioned the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts to unseal the records of two 1971 Boston grand juries convened to investigate the leak and publication of the Pentagon Papers.
MFIA Clinic Files Lawsuit Against CIA
Acting for two investigative journalists, the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic has sued the Central Intelligence Agency for silencing the top FBI interrogator of Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah. The lawsuit alleges a CIA effort to mislead the American public about the effectiveness of torture.
MFIA Clinic Involved in First Amendment Lawsuit Against President Trump
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is representing PEN America in a lawsuit against President Trump alleging that he has violated the First Amendment by using the federal government to retaliate against the press.
MFIA, CRIT Sue Government Over Clinical Trial Data
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has filed suit against the federal government asking agencies to comply with their legal obligations to notify the public of researchers’ failure to report clinical trial results on ClinicalTrials.gov.