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Meet the Students Leading the MFIA Clinic This Year
Four student directors — Dorrin Akbari ’24, Liza Anderson ’24, Julia Peoples ’24 and Tim Tai ’24 — bring a mix of backgrounds and motivations to the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.

Delbert Tran ’18: Protecting and Defending Civil Rights in California
California Deputy Attorney General Delbert Tran ’18 tells how he became a civil rights lawyer, including his formative time with the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School.

Ink Runs in Her Veins: MFIA Supervising Attorney Jennifer Borg
Jennifer Borg, Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic supervising attorney, tells how her 20 years in media law and her deep commitment to the press shapes her approach to the clinic.

MFIA Counters Drugmakers’ Challenge of Medicare Drug Pricing Program in Amicus Brief
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has filed an amicus curiae brief in two cases in which drug manufacturers claim that a voluntary program to negotiate Medicare drug prices infringes on their First Amendment rights.

MFIA Wins Access to Records Showing if Maine Jail Recorded Attorney-Client Calls
After a two-year legal fight by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) a court determined that a county jail’s call log is a public record.

Following MFIA Suit, West Point Athletics Arm Begins Releasing Records
After a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the entity that runs West Point’s sports programs has begun releasing previously financial and contractual records about the army’s sports program that it previously withheld.

MFIA Sues Allegheny County Jail over Gag Rules
The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic at Yale Law School has sued Allegheny County for preventing employees of a Pittsburgh jail from speaking to the press without permission.

From MIT to NPR: Law Grad Jeff Guo ’20 Finds a Home on the Radio With Planet Money 2
Journalist and lawyer Jeff Guo ’20 tells Yale Alumni Magazine about his time with the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and how he came to cohost NPR’s Planet Money.

MFIA Wins Disclosure of Connecticut School Choice Lottery Algorithm
The state of Connecticut must disclose how magnet school placements are made after a win by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.