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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

 Professor Scott J. Shapiro Delves into the History and Ethics of Hacking

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Clinic Releases Guide for People Seeking Sentence Modifications

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Clinic Aims to Co-Create New Approach to Environmental Justice

Friday, May 19, 2023

The Law and the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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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Now it is time to pivot and ask, where are your extraordinary gifts needed? How do you make this legal world that you are entering a better world? One where no one is shut out; one where the weak and vulnerable are not exploited; one that produces fair results based on the merits of the issues before it.”

Visiting Lecturer Stephen Bright

2012 Commencement Address