How We Are Involved
Information Society Project
Information Society Project (ISP) is an intellectual center addressing the implications of the Internet and new information technologies for law and society, guided by the values of democracy, development, and civil liberties. The ISP's work includes copyright, media law and policy, transparency, and privacy.
MFIA Clinic
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA), part of ISP's Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, is a law school clinic dedicated to increasing government transparency, defending the essential work of news gatherers, and protecting freedom of expression through impact litigation, direct legal services, and policy work.
MSL Degree Program
The Law School also offers the Degree of Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) for journalists seeking an intensive immersion in legal thinking so that they are better able to educate their audiences upon their return to journalism.
Friday, September 03, 2021
News
Tsai Center Translation Examines Cross-Border Data Access for Law Enforcement
The Paul Tsai China Center has published a translation of an essay by a leading scholar on China’s data protection regulatory framework and global data governance.
Monday, September 13, 2021
In The Press
Madison Police Step up Fight To Withhold Barbara Hamburg Murder Investigation Files From HBO’s ‘Murder on Middle Beach’ Filmmakers
The Hartford Courant
Clinical Lecturer David Schulz ’78 discusses efforts by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic to gain public access to police records from a 2010 murder in Madison, Connecticut.
Monday, June 07, 2021
Friday, September 3, 2021
Monday, June 7, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
In The Press
Madison Police Step up Fight To Withhold Barbara Hamburg Murder Investigation Files From HBO’s ‘Murder on Middle Beach’ Filmmakers
The Hartford Courant
Clinical Lecturer David Schulz ’78 discusses efforts by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic to gain public access to police records from a 2010 murder in Madison, Connecticut.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
In The Press
The Maine Monitor Sues York County for Jail Call Records
The Maine Monitor
A news report describes a lawsuit filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic on behalf a Maine news outlet over a county’s refusal to release records about possible recording of jailhouse conversations.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
In The Press
J’Accuse! Allegations Make News Even When They’re Unproven — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
In The Press
Biden Administration Considers Whether To Continue Trump's Hard Line Against Huawei
NPR
Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center Robert D. Williams spoke to NPR’s All Things Considered about the Biden administration’s policy regarding Huawei.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
In The Press
PEN America Lauds Settlement in Press Freedom Lawsuit
Voice of America
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law David A. Schulz ’78 is quoted in a Voice of America article about a settlement where the plaintiff was represented in part by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
In The Press
Dominion and Smartmatic have serious shot at victory in election disinformation suits, experts say
CNBC
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law David Schulz ’78 is quoted in an article about the Dominion and Smartmatic defamation suits against a variety of conservative personalities.
Student Profile Videos
Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II
A student perspective on the graduate studies program and tech law at Yale Law School.
Ricky Hanzich
A student perspective on tech law, being a dean's advisor, and coming to Yale Law School as a transfer student.
At Yale Law School, we think hard about law, with freedom to challenge basic assumptions embedded within our legal institutions and to construct new frameworks.”
Monica Bell
Class of 2009, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology