We anxiously gathered around our computers in the NCIP office on the morning of our visit to Chowchilla Women’s Facility. Soon, we would begin our two-hour journey to the facility to have our first visit with our client, Sofia*.…
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We anxiously gathered around our computers in the NCIP office on the morning of our visit to Chowchilla Women’s Facility. Soon, we would begin our two-hour journey to the facility to have our first visit with our client, Sofia*.…
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…
2016 was another busy year for Innocence Network affiliated organizations. According to the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE), 166 people were cleared in 2016 of crimes they did not commit — more than any other year in history. As the…
The 2017 Warren E. Burger Prize You are invited to submit an original, unpublished essay of 10,000-20,000 words on a topic of your choice addressing the issues of excellence in legal skills, civility, ethics, and professionalism. The author of the…
Notre Dame Law School Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition The competition is open to all law students at US and Canadian law schools. Entries should concern any issue within the general category of legal ethics. Entries must be original, unpublished…
Join us on Thursdays at noon, in Bannan Hall, Room 135, for the Social Justice and Technology Speaker Series Feb. 16 – Steve Shapiro, Legal Director of the National ACLU 1993-2016 Civil Liberties Storm Clouds Mar. 2 – Danny…
If/When/How, in collaboration with the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice at Berkeley Law School, is currently accepting submissions for the twelfth annual Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights. …
In the aftermath of the Windsor decision, many of us pondered how to apply Windsor retroactively to tax years that were closed under a statute of limitations. The issue was of particular importance to the calculation of gift and estate…