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.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
News
GHJP Closes Two-Year FOIA Case Against Drug Manufacturer
The Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP) at Yale Law School and the Yale School of Public Health ended a two-year Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case, winning an important victory for clinical research transparency.Thursday, August 03, 2017
In The Press
The Original Russia Connection
New York
Clinical Lecturer in Law John Langford ’14 is quoted in an article about Felix Sater.
Thursday, June 01, 2017
In The Press
China’s Unprecedented Cyber Law Signals Its Intent to Protect a Precious Commodity: Data
MIT Technology Review
Graham Webster, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center, is quoted in an article about new cybersecurity legislation in China.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
In The Press
China to launch cybersecurity law despite concerns
Daily Mail
Graham Webster, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center, is quoted in an article about new cybersecurity legislation in China.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Event
Beyond Snowden: Mass Surveillance in the Shadow of Trump, a book talk with Timothy Edgar
12:00PM
Room 121
Saturday, August 12, 2017
In The Press
MBTA agrees to make arrests public
The Boston Globe
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law David Schulz is quoted, and the MFIA clinic mentioned, in an article about access to information regarding those taken into custody by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
In The Press
Free-speech debate swirls as officials block on social media
Associated Press
Amanda Shanor ’09, a fellow with the Internet Society Project and PhD candidate, is quoted in an article about whether elected officials violate people’s free speech rights by blocking them on social media.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
In The Press
The Original Russia Connection
New York
Clinical Lecturer in Law John Langford ’14 is quoted in an article about Felix Sater.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
In The Press
Lethal injection details sought; Media, state at odds over what public should know
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law David Schulz ’78 and Clinical Lecturer in Law John Langford ’14 are mentioned in an article about efforts by media outlets to obtain information about lethal injection drugs used in Arizona.
Friday, July 7, 2017
In The Press
Civil rights warriors file US lawsuit: Let us see Five Eyes agreement
The Register (UK)
Clinical Lecturer Hannah Bloch-Wehba is quoted in an article about a legal challenge filed by Privacy International to see the “Five Eyes” surveillance agreement. The group is represented by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
In The Press
China’s Unprecedented Cyber Law Signals Its Intent to Protect a Precious Commodity: Data
MIT Technology Review
Graham Webster, a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center, is quoted in an article about new cybersecurity legislation in China.
Student Profile Videos
Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II
A student perspective on the graduate studies program and tech law at Yale Law School.
Rebecca Wexler
A student perspective on tech law, the Information Society Project, and the Media Freedom of Information Access Clinic
There is a role for lawyers to represent clients, to challenge authority, to hold it accountable and insist that it justify itself.”
Michael Wishnie
Class of 1993, William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law