Success! We recently lifted rules for Allegheny County Jail that forbade employees from talking to the press or posting information on social media.

Read more about the settlement here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/news…

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Today, Victoria Maras ’25, Ben Menke ’25, and Elliot Ping ’25 — our MFIA Student Fellows — came to speak to us about “Deploying the Klan Act Against Election Misinformation.” Thank you for a wonderful presentation at this week’s Ideas Lunch!

We're presenting our ongoing work using the Klan Act against election misinformation at the The Information Society Project Ideas Lunch tomorrow!

In case you missed our recent FOIA Bootcamp with FOIA Nate📄 and Nathan Tempey, the recording has just been posted on YouTube! Please find the link here: youtu.be/9SHQda6Xhbw?si…

MFIA supervising attorney Tobin Raju and Protect Democracy's Catherine Chen weigh in on our amicus brief in United States v. Mackey and how to fight election disinformation while protecting freedom of expression

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“A vigorous press helps defend our country, so America is itself defended by a serious defense of journalism' - craig newmark

We express deep gratitude for Craig Newmark's continued support of our vision and work.

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Thank you to FOIA Nate📄 and Nathan Tempey for walking us through the ins and outs of Freedom of Information Act claims at yesterday’s annual FOIA Bootcamp!

We're so excited to host our Propaganda and Emerging Technologies conference next week! Join us for discussions on hate speech, misinformation, manipulation, electoral influence + more

Friday April 5 - Saturday April 6, 2024

Program and registration: law.yale.edu/isp/events/pro…

Join us this evening for FOIA bootcamp with FOIA Nate📄 and Nathan Tempey! Non-YLS folks, please register to attend in person / find the zoom link here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale…

It is possible to attend via Zoom, and we're happy to help get the word out. #FOI A , #FOI , #PublicRecords . Yale Law School

Yo! Nathan Tempey and I will be talking to Yale Law School TOMORROW at 6:00 on tactical and practical FOIA and public records advice. Event is open to the public in person and online, I believe, but you need to register. Be there or be square! law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale…

FOIA Bootcamp is back! Learn how to draft FOIA requests, negotiate with agencies and litigate your claims with FOIA Nate📄 and Nathan Tempey.

Tuesday, March 26 at 6pm ET

More details and register: law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale…

In the CT Supreme Court, we won a legal victory clarifying a law enforcement exception to the state's FOIA. This means that police records of investigations that have gone cold can no longer be kept secret.

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Don't miss this exciting Abrams Institute conversation on the NetChoice cases between Jack Balkin, Tim Wu and Floyd Abrams at noon ET today!

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From Adam Walker of the Yale Daily News, an excellent article explaining the legal issues and the electoral stakes of our recent amicus brief in United States v. Mackey.

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Congratulations to Pay Or Die Film for winning the Cinema for Peace Dove award on Global Health in Berlin! We're proud that our DocProject provided legal support for the film. law.yale.edu/yls-today/news…

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We filed an amicus brief in US v. Mackey with Protect Democracy on behalf of Rick Hasen. Our brief shows how Section 241 can be used to fight lies about when, where and how to vote while protecting the freedom of expression.

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ICYMI: On behalf of Professor Rick Hasen, we, along with Yale’s MFIA Clinic filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Mackey urging the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to safeguard the right to vote from conspiracies to disenfranchise voters. protectdemocracy.org/work/mackey-am…