Kevin Martin spent 26 years behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction until a Washington D.C. Superior Court judge exonerated him on Monday, citing new DNA evidence that ultimately proved Martin’s innocence. In 1982, 19-year-old Ursula C. Brown was abducted,…
Our lives are filled with risk. Just being alive is risky. And that gets me immediately to the point: humans don’t choose to accept the risk of coming into existence, but for those next eighteen years, those of us who…
Be sure to catch “The Divide,” tonight – it’s a legal drama series inspired by innocence work which premiered last Wednesday on WE TV at 9/8c. The thrilling eight-episode series, created by “Scandal” star Tony Goldwyn and fellow creator and…
The NCAA has reported that approximately 40% of Division 1 men’s basketball players who were freshmen in the 2010-11 academic year left their original institution prior to their third year in college. I was initially surprised to learn how many…
By Audrey Redmond Santa Clara Law’s Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) and Center for Social Justice and Public Service (CSJ) hosted six employees from LinkedIn today, who volunteered as part of LinkedIn for Good (LIFG) Foundation’s inDay. The LinkedIn team…
Jack Bowen is guest blogging this week at sportsfeelgoodstories.com. You can read his blog post for the week here.
The violent, accidental collision early in the World Cup championship game was disturbing to watch. Christoph Kramer of Germany collided with an Argentine player, Kramer’s head snapped back upon contact, and he slumped to the ground. We see the collision…
NCIP exoneree Maurice Caldwell spoke with Santa Clara Law students, interns, and volunteers today about his wrongful conviction story and his current efforts to spread awareness about the infractions in our justice system that ultimately lead to wrongful convictions. Along…
The State Bar of Texas has decided it will try former Burleson County District Attorney Charles Sebesta before an administrative judge to determine whether Sebesta will receive punitive action for his role in wrongfully sentencing exoneree Anthony Graves to death…
On September 11, the Santa Clara University Institute of Sports Law and Ethics (ISLE) will present a symposium that will focus in part on match-fixing. Internationally acclaimed journalist Declan Hill will be the featured speaker for that portion of the…
