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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A major victory for MFIA and government transparency! MFIA secured a settlement committing the State Department to an independent audit of its FOIA processing and steps to address its backlog. Congratulations to the students and supervisors behind this win! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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MFIA Secures Settlement Committing State Department to Address FOIA Backlog
The settlement reached in the Clinic’s long-running Scoville litigation brings the independent federal FOIA ombudsman into an effort to improve the Department’s FOIA compliance.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We’re hiring! We're seeking a Clinical Fellow to litigate cases involving press freedom, free expression & government transparency and to supervise and teach Yale Law students. Applications will be reviewed beginning September 15. Learn more and apply: law.yale.edu/mfia/opportu...
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MFIA CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPAugust 25, 2026
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Government Accountability Project @govacctproj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
TODAY we joined @democracydefendersfund.org, Lawyers for Good Government, and @mfia-clinic.bsky.social to file a lawsuit for Stars and Stripes staff fired for supporting the publication's editorial independence when covering the Pentagon. Learn more about our lawsuit seeking to right this wrong. ⬇️
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Stars and Stripes Journalists Sue Pentagon to Halt Retaliatory Firings
Democracy Defenders Fund, Lawyers For Good Government, Government Accountability Project and the Yale School Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Star...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
An important First Amendment decision: In Massimino v. Benoit, the Second Circuit joined eight other circuits in recognizing a right to record law enforcement activity in public, including police-station exteriors. MFIA urged this result in an amicus brief: law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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MFIA Clinic Presses Court to Affirm First Amendment Protection for Filming in Public
A brief by the Media Freedom and Information Access clinic’s brief argues that the right to record in public spaces is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
More from @theintercept.com on the lawsuit we filed today challenging Truth Social’s “Truth API” under the First and Fifth Amendments:
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The MFIA Clinic is proud to be part of this important lawsuit challenging the sale of privileged access to the President’s official statements.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Major First Amendment access victory in the 2nd Circuit: The court rejected blanket secrecy in NY attorney discipline, recognizing presumptive public access to proceedings, records & certain outcomes. It cites MFIA’s brief for the NY Media Coalition: cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🧵 [1/2] Yesterday the MFIA Clinic & @campaignlegal.org filed an amicus brief on behalf of First Amendment scholars in two cases brought by former FBI agents who were assigned to investigate into efforts to undermine the 2020 election and were fired in what they compellingly allege was...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Five Steps to a More Transparent Sentencing Commission – Clinic Attorney Stacy Livingston & UCSF Law Professor (and MFIA Alumna) Christina Koningisor submitted a public comment urging the U.S. Sentencing Commission to improve & formalize its transparency policies. law.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
MFIA Fellow Christina Lee helped draft this important comment opposing OPM’s proposed government-wide NDA for federal employees. Thank you to @heidikitrosser.bsky.social for leading the charge!
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
MFIA’s new brief in Drake v. UMG Recordings, Inc. argues that you can’t sue over statements you invited in the first place. The argument is gaining attention, with coverage from The New York Times, MSN, and more. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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MFIA Clinic’s Brief in Drake Defamation Appeal Draws Widespread Media Attention
A Yale Law School amici brief in Aubrey Drake Graham’s appeal of the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against UMG Recordings, Inc. has drawn attention from the media.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
MFIA is excited to welcome its 2026–27 Student Directors: Grace Chisholm, Jeanica Geneus, and Catharine Strong. Coming from backgrounds in public service, consulting, and publishing, they each bring a strong commitment to media freedom, transparency, and advocacy. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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MFIA Welcomes 2026–27 Student Directors
The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic announced next year’s student directors: second-year students Grace Chisholm, Jeanica Geneus, and Catharine Strong.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Meet Christina Lee, MFIA’s incoming fellow. Christina brings experience in First Amendment litigation, media law, and clinical teaching, and will join the clinic on June 15. Welcome, Christina. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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Christina Lee Joins Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic
Christina Lee, a legal fellow at the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, will join the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School on June 15.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
In March we wrote about MFIA Student Directors Andrea DenHoed '26 and Anna Selbrede '26 winning first place at Sunshine Week for their FOIA research. Now you can read the full story here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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MFIA Student Directors Andrea DenHoed and Anna Selbrede Honored for FOIA Research
Andrea DenHoed ’26 and Anna Selbrede ’26 were honored at for research that grew out of a clinic case.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Today, the MFIA Clinic filed an amicus brief for the Pentagon Press Association urging the D.C. Circuit to deny the Pentagon’s emergency stay motion. The pre-policy status quo poses no immediate risk and serves the public interest in a free press. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Brief of Amicus Curiae Pentagon Press Association – #01208841972, Att. #2 in New York Times Company v. DOD (D.C. Cir., 26-5113) – CourtListener.com
MOTION [2169271] to participate as amicus curiae [Disclosure Listing: Attached] filed by Pentagon Press Association [Service Date: 04/17/2026 ] [26-5113] (Schulz, David) [Entered: 04/17/2026 04:47 PM]
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
MFIA student directors Andrea DenHoed and Anna Selbrede presented their first-place paper at Sunshine Fest in DC. Their paper on FOIA policy-or-practice claims grew out of MFIA’s work in Scoville v. State Department. brechner.org/2026/02/16/r... law.yale.edu/mfia/project...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Clinic supervisor Stacy Livingston and clinic student Hannah Berkman argue that DHS’s threats to create a database of anti-ICE protesters raise troubling First Amendment concerns in a new article at Lawfare. Read it here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ice-....
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ICE’s Unconstitutional Double Standard for Protesters
DHS’s threats to create a database of anti-ICE protesters raise troubling First Amendment concerns.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Earlier today, our very own student director Anna Selbrede testified in front of the Vermont State Legislature in favor of the passage of H.572, which would permit public access to electronic criminal case records. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQJ-...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Tomorrow! Join us for “Social Media Surveillance and the First Amendment” with Yale MFIA Clinic students Tess Solomon (‘27), Anthony Anthony Cosentino (‘26), Raymond Perez (‘26), @ Nick Jones (‘27). 📅 Thurs, Nov 13 | 🕛 12–1:30 PM | 📍 Baker Hall 405 Zoom available for ISP fellows
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Amazing opportunities to work with us: 1️⃣ Clinical Fellowship July 2026– Lead impact litigation, mentor students, and advance press freedom. 2️⃣ Summer Internship 2026 – Draft briefs, file FOIAs, and research transparency & free speech issues. More info law.yale.edu/mfia/opportu...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
MFIA Clinic’s reunion was a blast! 🎉 Celebrating 15 years of media law, transparency, and community — with Mafiosi from across the years coming together in New Haven to reflect on our past and shape the future. #MFIA15
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
We wrapped up #AAC2025 with our final panel: Success Stories, moderated by @heidikitrosser.bsky.social. Thank you to the @knightcolumbia.org foundation for their generous support and to the Abrams Institute and MFIA Clinic at @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social for hosting this year’s conference.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
#AAC2025 panel: "Movement Lawyering in an Autocracy" discusses how clinics and public-interest groups confront political pressure, funding risks, and new advocacy demands in an increasingly hostile environment for the rule of law.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Yesterday at #AAC2025, the panel “Safeguarding a Free Press” brought together RonNell Andersen-Jones, Bill Grueskin, Summer Lopez, Alexandra Perloff-Giles & Katie Townsend to discuss press intimidation, government retaliation, and protecting newsgathering rights.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Law school clinics are facing growing political pressure. How does this impact academic freedom and ethics? Jennifer Safstrom, Felicia Branch, Scott Cummings, Miriam Gohara, Gautam Hans, and Sarah Ludington discuss how to protect clinics and their students.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
The Trump admin is centralizing federal & state data to drive surveillance (especially for immigration) raising red flags about presidential power & AI cronyism. @nabiha.bsky.social @bridgetfahey.bsky.social, @makenakelly.bsky.social @mariotrujillo.bsky.social Jennifer Urban, Nikhel Sus #AAC2025
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Consolidating Power in the Executive Branch - a panel on how the Trump admin’s ‘unitary executive’ theory reshaped checks & balances. With John Langford, Elizabeth Goitein, @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, Jodie Morse, @charliesavage.bsky.social & @jedshug.bsky.social. #AAC2025
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Fascinating conversation on safeguarding institutions of accountability with Anna Gomez (FCC), Genevieve Lakier (U. Chicago), Michael S. Schmidt (NYT), Nicholas Turner (Vera Institute), and Donald Verrilli (Munger, Tolles & Olsen).
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
#AAC2025 is off to a powerful start! Our opening panel features former Judge Michael Luttig and Professor Linda Greenhouse in a conversation on the state of American democracy, the threats it faces, and the steps needed to protect it.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This week, our Clinic team representing Jersey City Times in Morrill v. Fulop argued in federal court in Newark. 2L Brina Harden delivered the oral argument and did a fantastic job. Plaintiffs allege they were barred from city press access after a critical story.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The MFIA Clinic at Yale Law School is now accepting applications for its Clinical Fellowship starting July 1, 2026. Help defend press freedom, free speech, and government transparency. 🗓 Review begins Nov 15, 2025. 🔗 law.yale.edu/mfia/news/op...
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MFIA CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPOctober 15, 2025
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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Great to work with @mfia-clinic.bsky.social and @muslimadvocates.bsky.social on this! And of course, great admiration for the courage of the plaintiffs @uaw.org @cwaunion.bsky.social @aft.org
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
The MFIA Clinic and co-counsel filed a complaint on behalf of a teenager against ClothOff, a company that lets users deploy AI to create nonconsensual nude images of real children and adults. Read more here: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen....
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Teen Sues Maker of Fake-Nude Software
There is a growing concern over AI sites that generate fabricated naked photos of minors and nonconsenting adults.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
MFIA Director David Schulz joined PBS NewsHour to discuss the Pentagon’s new press rules and their implications for journalists’ access and reporting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXWr...
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PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 14, 2025
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 14/10/2025
"The Espionage Act’s reach is criminal, its language capacious, and its chilling effect immediate," write Brian O'Neill and David Schulz. They explain what it could mean for whistleblowers, reporters, and democracy if the Trump admin tries to use it. www.justsecurity.org/122491/weapo...
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Weaponizing the Espionage Act: What It Means for Whistleblowers, Reporters, and Democracy
How the Trump administration could weaponize the Espionage Act and its chilling effect to control the press and justify suppression.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
MFIA team prepares for hearing at the Freedom of information commission in Hartford this afternoon. Larry Jia, Kelsey Griffin, Jessica Linadison Hamburg (client), Stacy Livingston and Jeanica Genius.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
David Bralow joined MFIA this year as a visiting lecturer. We’re honored to have him on our team. Read more about his incredible work here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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Spotlight: MFIA Visiting Clinical Lecturer David Bralow
David Bralow, chief legal officer of the Intercept and one of the country’s leading First Amendment and media lawyers, shares how he went from newsroom to courtroom.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Tomorrow!
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
We submitted a comment to the FTC opposing its Omnicom–IPG consent order, saying it violates the First Amendment by banning ad boycotts over political views. We argue the FTC is using merger review to police protected speech and chill industry expression. www.regulations.gov/comment/FTC-...
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Word is out! Thanks to @rickhasen.bsky.social for highlighting our new white paper.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Our new white paper outlines how attorneys can use the Ku Klux Klan Act to bring civil claims against election disinformation, including lies about how to vote and impersonation of candidates. Read it here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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MFIA Clinic Report Provides Roadmap for Attorneys to Challenge Election Disinformation
The guide offers a roadmap for attorneys seeking civil remedies against certain forms of digital election disinformation.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The Clinic filed this amicus brief on behalf of a distinguished group of First Amendment scholars, supporting Mark Zaid’s challenge to the retaliatory and viewpoint-based rescission of his security clearance.
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mfia-clinic.bsky.social @mfia-clinic.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Victory for academic freedom & LGBTQ visibility: A federal court just ordered the gov’t to repost articles by Harvard doctors removed for referencing the existence of trans patients. MFIA, ACLU & allies argued the takedown was unconstitutional censorship. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...
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MFIA Wins Challenge to Removal of Medical Commentary Noting LGBTQ Health Risks
The Media Freedom and Information Access clinic — alongside the national ACLU and ACLU Massachusetts — is representing two physicians in a First Amendment challenge to the removal of their scholarship...
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