ISP fellows from around the globe come to pursue research and produce scholarship, in the form of books, articles in academic journals and popular publications, blog posts, and policy documents.

International conferences organized by the ISP have addressed topics such as Access to Knowledge,[4] Cybercrime,[5] Library 2.0,[6] Open ICT Standards, Globalization and Information Flows,[7] and Search Engine Law.

[8] This work has involved several workshops and conferences organized by ISP fellows, and culminated in a series of books, including Access to Knowledge in India: New Research on Intellectual Property[9] edited by Ramesh Subramarian and Lea Shaver, and Access to Knowledge in Brazil: New Research on Intellectual Property[10] edited by Lea Shaver.

[11] It includes a clinic for Yale Law students to engage in litigation, draft model legislation, and advise lawmakers and policy makers on issues of media freedom and informational access.

The program includes courses related to law and media; writing workshops; speakers, conferences and events; and career counseling and support for summer internships.

[21] The clinic was established in 2009 by a group of Yale Law School students and, since then, has provided pro bono representation to clients on a diverse array of matters touching on issues of transparency, free speech, and press freedom.

MFIA is part of the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, which is affiliated with and administered by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.

The Yale Visual Law Project produces short documentary films on legal issues to advance public debate.

Alienation (2011)[22] follows the story of two families swept up in the 2007 raid and examines current controversies in immigration law and policy in the United States.

Faculty include Jack Balkin, Emily Bazelon, Logan Beirne, Owen M. Fiss, Linda Greenhouse, Robert C. Post, Scott J. Shapiro, and Reva Siegel.