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MFIA Clinic Honored for Advancing Government Transparency and Accountability
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) received awards for its work from two organizations promoting transparency and accountability.
MFIA Clinic Fights for Release of Parole Algorithm Information
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is suing to release basic information about an algorithm integral to New York State’s criminal justice system.
MFIA Fights Texas Law that Limits Free Expression Online
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is asking the Supreme Court to strike down a Texas law that punishes the repeated sending of electronic communications with the intent to harass or alarm— a law the clinic argues is overbroad.
Conference Hosts Conversations on Threats to Transparency and the Media
The Access and Accountability Conference (AAC) returned for its sixth edition this year and gathered legal scholars, practitioners and journalists to discuss protecting newsgatherers, promoting transparency, and enabling government accountability
MFIA Welcomes 2022-23 Clinical Fellows
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) at Yale Law School welcomes two new clinical fellows: Rachel Davidson and Kelsey Eberly.
MFIA Case Against State Department FOIA Violations Moves Forward
In a case brought by the Media Freedom and Information Access clinic, a court denied a motion to dismiss a claim that the State Department's delayed responses to Freedom of Information Act requests form a pattern.
Court Sides with Clinics on Freedom of Information Act Exemptions
A court agreed with the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic that the FDA cannot withhold information about a drug’s approval solely because the drugmaker considers it confidential. An exemption to the law is not meant to protect confidentiality for the sake of confidentiality, the court ruled.