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MFIA Clinic Urges FISA Court of Review to Protect Public Access
On February 23, 2018, Yale's Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic (MFIA) and the ACLU filed a brief before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR) urging the appellate court to recognize that judicial opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) should be public.
MFIA Clinic Seeks FISA Court Records in Carter Page Case
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is seeking to obtain the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) orders authorizing surveillance of Carter Page.
MFIA Clinic Sues EPA Over Records
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has sued the EPA over public records on behalf of the New York Times.
MFIA Clinic Wins Key Victory for Public Access to FISC Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled that the MFIA Clinic and ACLU may press forward with a case seeking greater transparency of the court's secret decisions.
Conference on Government Transparency to Be Held October 27
“Access and Accountability: A Conference for Transparency Advocates” will convene at Yale Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017.
MFIA Clinic Sues DHS Over Secret Service Records
On October 23, 2017, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking Secret Service records cataloguing visitors to candidate Donald Trump and campaign advisors during the 2016 election.
MFIA Wins Victory in Crime Lab’s Software Case
Three weeks ago, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) filed a motion on behalf of the news organization ProPublica in the Southern District of New York. Earlier this week, Judge Valerie Caproni issued that the source code for analyzing DNA samples would be released.
MFIA Clinic Seeks to Unseal Source Code of Forensic Statistical Tool
The Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic filed a motion on behalf of news organization ProPublica seeking to unseal the source code of the Forensic Statistical Tool.