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Joshua Tepfer Urges Illinois to Review Convictions Based on Debunked Science… Bronx District Attorney candidate Darcel Clark vows to create conviction review unit if elected Bronx DA… Texas Young...

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Justice denied: Ram Raj of Bahraich found not guilty of murder after 33 years in prison… Exoneree Lorenzo Johnson’s latest Huffpost Blog, Ending Wrongful Convictions: No Room for Error… New Jersey man...

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Texas DA examines claims of innocence, wrongful convictions… Oregon Innocence Project supports Gable murder appeal... Nearly 70 Years Later, ‘Groveland Four’ May be One Step Closer to Exoneration… The...

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New Report Details Need for Greater Transparency and Accountability for...

The Innocence project (NY) has announced the release of a new report calling for greater transparency and accountability for prosecutors. On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision...

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LA District Attorney Launches Wrongful Conviction Unit, Immediately Flooded with Nearly 1K Cases… The Detroit News: Free Lorinda Swain now… Cold hit implicates different sailor in 1982 rape-murder… ‘An...

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Monday’s Quick Clicks…

  STARBUCKS LAW & CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PRO BONO COMMITTEE SUPPORTS INNOCENCE PROJECT NORTHWEST… Ohio Public Records policy facing court challenge… Documentary on San Antonio Four to...

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Brooklyn DA expected to vacate Paul Gatling’s wrongful conviction for 1963 murder… Paul Gatling Awaits His Exoneration, 52 Years Later… The Illinois Innocence Project celebrates 15 years of service…...

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Quattrone Center issues national report on best practices for Conviction...

The University of Pennsylvania Law School has issued the following press release announcing the publication of Conviction Review Units: A National Perspective a report put together by it’s Quattrone...

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Proposal to Congress would require police to get de-escalation training, create national use of force standard… Top civil rights lawyer says U.S. criminal justice reforms are falling short… Kevin...

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How WMU Cooley Law Innocence Project uses DNA, forensic evidence to help the wrongfully imprisoned… Case Against Milk Giant Yields Bonus For Midwest Innocence Project And Legal Aid… What life is like...

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Wednesday’s Quick Clicks…

Reuters: Justice Dept. mandates ‘implicit bias’ training for agents, lawyers… Los Angeles Times (editorial): Raymond Lee Jennings’ release demonstrates the value of Jackie Lacey’s conviction review...

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Luther Jones awarded $936,880 for wrongful conviction… Carlos Davis, wrongly convicted of gun charge, sues city for $30 million… Michigan offers nothing to those wrongly convicted of a crime while...

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The Courier-Gazette: Dechaine’s case highlights need for more reform… Omaha World-Herald: Legislative committee recommends building regional crime lab at UNMC… The Bismarck Tribune: Future of criminal...

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The Washington Post: Netflix’s ‘Amanda Knox’ movie shows how the ‘crazy’ media coverage affected the case… Chicago Tribune: Norman McIntosh, Inmate for 15 years freed after conviction tossed in Chicago...

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Righting a Wrong: How Oneida County, New York reviews convictions… Murder Charges Dismissed Against Wrongfully Convicted Bronx Man, Richard Rosario… “The Innocent Convicts”: The Wrongful Conviction of...

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The Huffington Post: For The Wrongfully Convicted, Time Runs Short To Get Tax Relief… CNN: Sessions: Case of Central Park 5, later exonerated, shows Trump’s dedication to ‘law and order’… The San Diego...

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The Davis Vanguard: Appellate Court Draws Line on Prosecutorial Misconduct in Blistering Ruling in OC Case… Chicago Tribune: Lawyers ask for outside review of corrupt cop’s cases… Herald & Review:...

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Forensics Forum (blog): Professor Garrett suggests potential ground rules to address convictions that result from unreliable forensic evidence… The Huffington Post: Georgia’s Criminal Justice Overhaul...

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Friday’s Quick Clicks…

Supreme Court to hear appeal of 1984 murder case… A federal jury awarded $22 million to former gang member Nathson Fields in a wrongful conviction lawsuit… Sixty-year-old Lawrence McKinney Gets $75...

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Tuesday’s Quick Clicks…

(NJ) Rewire: More People Are Pleading Guilty to Crimes They Didn’t Commit, So How Can We Stop It? (UT) The Salt Lake Tribune: Innocence Project director calls for higher ethical standard in court...

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