This blog post was written by Clinic students Alvin Yu and Brittney Rezaei View Full Report At the SCU International Human Rights Clinic, law students have the unique opportunity to work on important human rights projects affecting real…
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This blog post was written by Clinic students Alvin Yu and Brittney Rezaei View Full Report At the SCU International Human Rights Clinic, law students have the unique opportunity to work on important human rights projects affecting real…
David McCallum and the late William Stuckey, who were just 16 years old when they were wrongfully convicted of murder and kidnapping in 1986, had their convictions vacated Wednesday by a Brooklyn judge. Although initially during videotaped interviews each suspect…
High-profile Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston (“Famous Jameis”) seemingly has found life off the football field a lot tougher than the rigors of big-time football. His recent on-campus boorish behavior led to a one-game suspension, and has not helped…
The Alumni “Dinner” Program connects law students with some incredible Santa Clara Law graduates to learn about different practice areas, and to hear advice and suggestions about how to navigate your time as a law student. This webinar provides an…
U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr.’s Office in Washington, D.C. recently founded the first federal unit in the nation to review and investigate wrongful conviction cases. The Conviction Integrity Unit was established after federal prosecutors in Washington examined evidence in five…
The National Academy of Sciences published a breakthrough report Thursday evaluating scientific research on memory and eyewitness identification. As eyewitness misidentification is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions in the United States, the report recommends best practices to…
Before I go any further, I’d like to encourage anyone reading this blog to check out the wonderful developments at UC Berkeley as described in this article. Great stuff. By the way, the article comes from an extremely helpful and…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2014 – California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1058 into law late Friday, making it the second of two bills sponsored by the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University to be signed…
Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 980, sponsored by the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University, which will improve the process for wrongfully convicted prisoners to obtain DNA testing. The bill, authored by Sen. Ted Lieu, gives…
Seriously…you are NOT wearing that, are you? What to wear… For some of us, this is an easy decision, throwing on a pair of jeans and a shirt (hopefully clean) and whatever shoes we stumble upon in the closet. For…