The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) at Santa Clara University School of Law has been awarded a $635,603 grant to continue its wide-reaching postconviction DNA testing program through August 30, 2016. The program, named the California Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance…
Life Beyond Freedom, a non-profit organization co-founded in July 2013 by justice advocates Jack Cummings and Daniel Jenkins, works to provide resources for wrongfully convicted individuals transitioning from incarceration back into society. Life Beyond Freedom will support exonerees in California through education, therapy, financial…
Jack Bowen is guest blogging this week at sportsfeelgoodstories.com. He reflects on his own journey as a goalie at Stanford with his once-nemesis—the starting goalie at UC Berkeley—and now friend as they both pursued a spot on the 2000 Olympic…
AIPLEF AWARDS Santa Clara Law can nominate one student to compete for various national awards administered by the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation, including the prestigious Jan Jancin Award with a cash prize of $5,000. The nominated student will…
The city of Los Angeles has paid an $8.3 million settlement to Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) exoneree Obie Anthony, who served 17 years in prison for wrongful murder and attempted robbery convictions before he was exonerated and released in…
Hopefully you’ve heard the good news by now: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is opening a satellite office in the Silicon Valley this fall! And over the next year, we plan to hire up to 80 of the West Coast region’s…
A few years ago I read a book by Stephen M.R. Covey called The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything. The concepts in the book are especially applicable for those entering the law profession where trust plays such…
After serving 18 years in prison for a crime they did not commit, Derrick Wheatt, Laurese Glover and Eugene Johnson had their convictions overturned by Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Margaret Russo on March 26 with ten years of legal advocacy…
By Audrey Redmond NCIP celebrated its eighth annual Justice for All Dinner March 12 with a spirited crowd, honoring individuals for their dedication to freeing the wrongfully convicted and improving the justice system. The evening showcased the inspiring stories of those…
Are you interested in Privacy Law and the new Privacy Law Certificate? Join Professor Goldman for an info session on Tuesday, April 7th, to learn more. Tuesday, April 7, 201512:00 noonBannan 236
