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.
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
News
ROLC & MFIA File Complaint Seeking Disclosure of U.S. Troop Numbers in Conflict Zones
The Yale Law School Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic (ROLC) and the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic joined forces to sue the Department of Defense seeking information related to the amount of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
Friday, September 11, 2020
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Friday, September 11, 2020
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
In The Press
Personal contact could be next casualty in U.S.-China tech feud
Politico
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 is quoted in Politico about the future of communication platforms like WeChat.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
In The Press
Banning TikTok is a terrible idea — A Commentary by Samm Sacks
SupChina
Samm Sacks is a Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
In The Press
Huawei’s very bad week
National Journal
Robert Williams, executive director of the Paul Tsai China Center, is quoted in a National Journal article about Huawei.
Friday, May 29, 2020
In The Press
Twitter helped make Trump president. Now they’re at war
The Boston Globe
YLS clinical lecturer and Executive Director of the Information Society Project Nikolas Guggenberger is quoted in a Boston Globe article about President Trump’s relationship with Twitter.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
In The Press
Sorry, President Trump, Twitter Makes Its Own Rules — A Commentary by Stephen Carter ’79
Stephen L. Carter ’79 is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Student Profile Videos
Ricky Hanzich
A student perspective on tech law, being a dean's advisor, and coming to Yale Law School as a transfer student.
1L year is really hard.…You’re just grinding all the time. And when you come out the other end, you realize that you’ve got skills to make changes in the world. And that feeling is so cool.”
Rebecca Wexler
Class of 2016