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Five students Yale Law School’s 2023 Jessup International Law Moot Court CompFive students — Ali Hakim ’24, Thomas Poston ’24, Alaa Hachem ’24, Justin Cole ’23 and Matei Alexianu ’23 — smile and stand shoulder to shoulder before a gray marble-patterned wall.

Yale Law School’s 2023 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team, from left: Ali Hakim ’24, Thomas Poston ’24, Alaa Hachem ’24, Justin Cole ’23 and Matei Alexianu ’23. The team goes to the international rounds in April.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

 Yale Law School Team Wins Northeast Moot Court Title, Heads to Internationals

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Handbook Helps Navigate Non-Prosecution Policies for Sex Work

Thursday, March 9, 2023

SFALP Files New Case Against Direct Marketing Company

Friday, March 3, 2023

Clinic Campaigns to Improve Equity in Access to Fertility Care in Connecticut

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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Students try out virtual reality headsets and discuss the possibilities of incorporating virtual reality into evidentiary proceedings or meeting with clients in the metaverse.

Learning About Law and Tech, Hands (and Headsets) On

Friday, November 18, 2022

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At a Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information event, at which the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic received an award for its work: from left, Connecticut Foundation for Open Government President Bill Fish, Stephanie Rice ’23, Jonathan Gibson ’24, MFIA Clinical Fellow Stephen Stich ’17, Council President Dan Klau, and Marlene Arias ’24. (Photo: Gary Lewis)

MFIA Clinic Honored for Advancing Government Transparency and Accountability

Monday, November 7, 2022

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ISP Launches Majority World Initiative to Support Social Media Scholarship

Friday, November 4, 2022

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MFIA Fights Texas Law that Limits Free Expression Online

Monday, October 31, 2022

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Conference Hosts Conversations on Threats to Transparency and the Media

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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New ISP White Paper Collection Discusses a Healthy Digital Public Sphere

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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Court Sides with Clinics on Freedom of Information Act Exemptions

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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Can We Fix What’s Wrong with Social Media?

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