On March 12, the Monterey County Superior Court upheld the murder conviction of longtime NCIP client Jack Sagin despite the absence of his DNA from every single item of evidence in the crime scene. DNA from many others was found…
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On March 12, the Monterey County Superior Court upheld the murder conviction of longtime NCIP client Jack Sagin despite the absence of his DNA from every single item of evidence in the crime scene. DNA from many others was found…
Santa Clara Law’s Summer Abroad program in Costa Rica was listed in a National Jurist article on 4 great places to study human rights law. Read more.
The American Association for Justice Class Action Litigation Group (CALG) invites your students to participate in our second annual national law student writing competition. We are seeking original law student writing on any topic associated with class action jurisprudence on…
Santa Clara University School of Law is proud to count as one of its shining stars Associate Professor Colleen Chien, who recently rejoined the faculty from a stint as White House senior adviser, Intellectual Property and Innovation, in the Office…
Congratulations to “killer performances” by our three teams, each of which finished in the top 12 nationally in the LawMeets Startup Competition! More than 35 teams were entered from across the country. The finals will be held at Wilson Sonsini…
On March 2, 2017, Cooley LLP will be presented with the Pro Bono award at NCIP’s Justice For All Awards Dinner at the Pullman Hotel in Redwood City. Cooley will be honored for its contribution of hundreds of hours of…
This spring will be a busy time for NCIP with evidentiary hearings scheduled in two cases, including one for NCIP’s longest held client Jack Sagin, who has been incarcerated for 32 years. Mr. Sagin’s case is of particular significance because…
Legendary folk singer and human rights activist Joan Baez joined the fight against wrongful convictions, partnering with members of the Innocence Network on her latest concert tour. The folk music icon was accompanied on her 20-city tour by volunteers from…
In 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed two NCIP-sponsored pieces of legislation to reform the criminal justice system. Senate Bill 1134 (Leno, Anderson) created a viable new evidence standard for actual innocence in California and Senate Bill 1389 (Glazer, Hernandez) required…
NCIP is pleased to welcome two new members to its Advisory Board: Paul Grewal, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Facebook, and Barmak Meftah, CEO of AlienVault. Both Paul and Barmak are deeply committed to NCIP’s work and bring…