A look at the Ohio Innocence Project at University of Cincinnati Law
NORWALK REFLECTOR — The Innocence Project works to exonerate those who are wrongly convicted by using DNA testing and criminal justice reform. The Ohio Innocence Project at Cincinnati Law began in 2003 and is now one of the top-performing groups of the Innocence Network. Their work has exonerated 28 wrongfully convicted men and women who served…
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CORNELL CHRONICLE — Flowers wanted to appeal, and two Cornell Law School professors – Sheri Lynn Johnson and Keir Weyble – agreed to take over the case. Working with two students from the Law School’s capital punishment clinic, they took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 21, 2019, in a 7–2 decision, the court overturned the conviction. The justices…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson was recently welcomed as a member of the Council of the International Association of Evidence Science. Thompson, the Newell H. Blakely Chair and director of the Criminal Justice Institute, was nominated by UC Davis Law School Professor Emeritus Edward Imwinkelried. She was…
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN — With the stresses of law school bearing down on them, law students know there is always at least one person they can depend on to go to for help. Assistant dean Leah Terranova has made an impact on students since she joined the School of Law at the University of Kansas in…
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NEWS@THEU — The University of Miami’s Natalie Barefoot is celebrating Thanksgiving week alongside orcas and humpback whales, as part of an all-women research expedition. As a member of an all-female excursion organized by Sedna Epic Expedition, a nonprofit named for the goddess of the sea and mother of all marine mammals in Inuit legend. Sedna teams…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The thread of diversity and inclusion wove through last night’s investiture at the Newman Alumni Center of Miami Law Dean Anthony E. Varona as the M. Minnette Massey Chair. The Massey Chair was established to honor the late, former acting dean who was one of the “First Wave,” the fourteen…
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Amy J. Schmitz was one of a small group at an invite-only roundtable on “Augmented Intelligence (AI) in the Courts” with the National Center for State Courts. Specifically, the discussions focused on how AI is transforming and will continue to transform law, including courts.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors David M. English and Wilson Freyermuth provided information for a recent Columbia Missourian article about lawmaking, “Writing the Law: Missouri farm bill rooted in history.” This article explains the role of the Uniform Law Commission in the creaton of model legislation to help make laws consistent across state…
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Amy J. Schmitz recently assisted with a mediation capstone course at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Professor Schmitz is a national and international expert on online dispute resolution (ODR).
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — At a recent event at the University of Akron School of Law, Professor Erika Lietzan spoke about what she called the “assault on drug patents,” including patent reform activity in Congress as well as proposals to prevent drug companies from patenting any changes or improvements to their drugs after…
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