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, March 19, 2021
News
MFIA Clinic to Host its Annual FOIA Bootcamp April 7, 2021
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic will host its annual FOIA Bootcamp on April 7, 2021.
Friday, March 05, 2021
Wednesday, March 03, 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.
Thursday, December 03, 2020
Friday, November 20, 2020
Friday, March 5, 2021
Thursday, December 3, 2020
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.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In The Press
Press Herald sues Maine State Police over concealed discipline records
Portland Press Herald
The Portland Press Herald reports that it has filed a suit, assisted by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School, seeking access to Maine State Police disciplinary records.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
In The Press
Democracy Dies When Facebook and Twitter Define the Truth — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Bloomberg.com
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
In The Press
Can Artificial Intelligence Save the Regulatory State? — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott is a Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
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.
Rebecca Wexler
A student perspective on tech law, the Information Society Project, and the Media Freedom of Information Access Clinic
Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II
A student perspective on the graduate studies program and tech law at Yale Law School.
I will remember most about my time here the wonderful conversations and interactions with my peers and with my professors. This is a wonderful community, very welcoming, and an amazing place to have studied the law.”
Allison Turbiville
Class of 2015