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.
Monday, February 26, 2018
News
MFIA Clinic Urges FISA Court of Review to Protect Public Access
On February 23, 2018, Yale's Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic (MFIA) and the ACLU filed a brief before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR) urging the appellate court to recognize that judicial opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) should be public.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Event
Behind the Screen: Content Moderators as the Internet’s Invisible Gatekeepers, Sarah T. Roberts, UCLA
12:10PM
SLB Room 121
Friday, February 8, 2019
In The Press
In Apple vs. Facebook, Let Users Decide—A Commentary by Stephen L. Carter ’79
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
In The Press
Apple vs. Facebook: It’s Not All About Privacy—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.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
In The Press
Lawsuit: Trump Punishing The Press Is Unconstitutional
Richard French Live
Students from Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) are interviewed about the clinic’s involvement in a First Amendment lawsuit filed against President Trump.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
In The Press
Context Matters When We Scrutinize Online Threats—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.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
In The Press
The Innovation-Security Conundrum in U.S.-China Relations—A Commentary by Robert D. Williams
Lawfare
Robert D. Williams is a Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and the Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Saturday, June 9, 2018
In The Press
Trump’s targeting of a New York Times journalist, explained by experts
Vox
David Schulz ’78, Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and director of the MFIA clinic, and Michael Meltsner ’60 contributed to an article about the federal government’s seizure of a reporter’s phone records as part of a federal investigation into leaks of classified information.
Student Profile Videos
Rebecca Wexler
A student perspective on tech law, the Information Society Project, and the Media Freedom of Information Access Clinic
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.
I just walked onto this campus and had this feeling that it’s such an intellectually interesting, creative place.”
Janine Balekdjian
Class of 2017