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, June 21, 2017
News
China Center Paper Details Cross-Border Data Regime in Cybersecurity Law
In late May, China’s government issued an important document associated with the new Cybersecurity Law that went into effect on June 1.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.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Thursday, April 13, 2017
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.
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.
Monday, May 8, 2017
In The Press
I Side With the 'Bad Guys' on Encryption—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.
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
In The Press
ACLU sues LAPD for public records act violations
Los Angeles Sentinel
A lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department filed by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and the ACLU is discussed in an article.
Monday, April 24, 2017
In The Press
Free speech advocates oppose Idaho’s ag-gag law
Idaho Falls Post Register
The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression is among a number of groups who have signed amicus briefs in support of a challenge to the “ag-gag” laws in Idaho.
Friday, March 31, 2017
In The Press
Privacy Is the Price We Pay for Our Internet Lives—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.
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Stephanie Kim
Class of 2014