University of Utah Law students work with Rocky Mountain Innocence Center to overturn wrongful conviction
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — The Rocky Mountain Innocence Center (RMIC) has cleared the name of a man wrongfully convicted of aggravated sexual assault more than two decades ago. Utah Third District Court Judge Royal I. Hansen signed an order on Sept. 10 exonerating Christopher Wickham, who spent 15 years in prison for a crime…
Read More about University of Utah Law students work with Rocky Mountain Innocence Center to overturn wrongful convictionMore than 20 law school clinics create network to support First Amendment issues for journalists
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) announced on September 4, 2019 the launch of the Free Expression Legal Network (FELN) a coalition of law school clinicians and academic non-clinicians who provide pro bono legal support for public interest…
Read More about More than 20 law school clinics create network to support First Amendment issues for journalistsBYU Law offers free legal services for first responders
DAILY HERALD — Utah County’s first responders will have the chance to create free wills this week through a program from Brigham Young University’s law school. The BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School is offering the Wills for Heroes program Friday as part of its alumni weekend. The event will pair first responders with a…
Read More about BYU Law offers free legal services for first respondersCentral Park Five defendants discuss case and exoneration at Duke Law
DUKE LAW — Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana asked Duke Law students to remember the story of the Exonerated Five as they begin their careers, and said that speaking to future members of the legal profession has helped them heal the emotional trauma from their case.
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THE HOYA — Georgetown University law students, Teresa Rubinger and Elijah Staggers, prevented the deportation of their client, Rodriguez Cabrera, and restored his permanent residency status. The students successfully argued and won their case before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read More about Georgetown Law Appellate Litigation Program students prevent deportation of clientHarvard Law clinic helps overturn federal detainment of legal permanent resident
HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Crimmigration Clinic at Harvard Law School, which represented Raymond, challenged the government’s deportation claim and eventually proved them wrong. An Arizona immigration judge ruled in Raymond’s favor, but ICE appealed the decision, arguing that Raymond’s conviction triggered a provision under federal immigration law that required his removal. The clinic team…
Read More about Harvard Law clinic helps overturn federal detainment of legal permanent residentUniversity of Hawai’i Law innocence project helps to dismiss conviction of client in Hawai’i Supreme Court
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — The conviction of Roynes Dural has been officially set aside by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, thanks to work on the case by law students, faculty members, and volunteer attorneys in the Hawai‘i Innocence Project. The Innocence Project, headquartered at the UH Law School, has been working on Dural’s behalf for…
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law innocence project helps to dismiss conviction of client in Hawai’i Supreme CourtMercer Law marks 13 years of school’s Habeas Project
THE CLUSTER — Fall of 2019 marks the 13th year anniversary of the Mercer Law Habeas Project. The Habeas Project was founded by current Mercer law dean, Sarah Gerwig-Moore, and gives students the opportunity to work with incarcerated Georgians who are facing habeas corpus cases.
Read More about Mercer Law marks 13 years of school’s Habeas ProjectOklahoma City Law Innocence Project helps overturn wrongful conviction
THE CITY SENTINEL — The Oklahoma Innocence Project proved that Willard O’Neal was wrongfully convicted after serving 17 years in prison. In 2001, O’Neal was found guilty of first-degree murder of a strip club owner and attempted murder of his bodyguard. He was sentenced to life without parole in 2004.
Read More about Oklahoma City Law Innocence Project helps overturn wrongful convictionSouth Texas College of Law Houston students participate in scholarly exchange in Israel
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Three third-year law students from South Texas College of Law Houston recently joined a group of 42 legal, international relations, and military leaders from around the world who traveled to Israel to meet with high-level experts and officials and to explore the complex issues these officials confront on…
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