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, October 15, 2021
News
ISP Panels Tackle the Facebook Files and Democracy
On Oct. 7, 2021, the Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School organized two panels with leading activists and academics, titled “The Facebook Files: What Next? Answers from Activism and Academia,” to discuss new revelations about Facebook.
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, October 29, 2021
The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) clinic at Yale Law School petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court.
Friday, September 3, 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021
In The Press
Two Georgia Election Workers Targeted by Trump Sue Far-Right Conspiracy Site Gateway Pundit for Defamation
The Washington Post
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic is mentioned in an article about a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers against Gateway Pundit, accusing it of knowingly publishing false stories saying they engaged in ballot fraud during the 2020 general election.
Saturday, November 27, 2021
In The Press
The Difference Between Playboy’s ‘Rabbitars’ and Warhol’s Soup Cans — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
In The Press
Cleveland’s Guardians Will Make a Deal — A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, October 29, 2021
In The Press
Puerto Rico Media Petitions Supreme Court in Abuse Case
Associated Press
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law David Schulz '78 and Clinical Lecturer in Law and Associate Research Scholar in Law Stephen Stich '17 comment on a petition filed to overturn a ruling by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court cutting off all public access to judicial proceedings involving domestic violence.
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.
Student Profile Videos
Xiangnong (George) Wang
A student perspective on public interest law, the MFIA Clinic, and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association at Yale Law School.
Andrew Burt
Andrew Burt, Chief Privacy Officer & Legal Engineer at Immuta, describes his work in the government and private sectors. Part of the Many Paths Initiative.
Yale Law School prepared me for a lifelong career in public interest and social justice work through its academic excellence, hands-on clinical practice, and expansive student-led leadership opportunities.”
Lourdes Rivera ’90
Senior Vice President, U.S. Programs, Center for Reproductive Rights