SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 24, 2021— Juan Bautista, a 31-year-old man who was wrongfully incarcerated for 12 years for a 2009 Lodi shooting he did not commit, had his conviction reversed and all charges dismissed today. The Northern California Innocence…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 26, 2021—In a virtual ceremony and an in-person procession over the weekend of May 22-23, Santa Clara University School of Law celebrated the members of its Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 for successfully completing…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 20, 2021 – On April 14, 2021, Judge Bowman of the Sacramento County Superior Court ordered that Clifton Jones be released after more than 15 years of wrongful incarceration for the tragic death of his infant…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 16, 2020 — Michael J. Kaufman, a nationally renowned educator, scholar, and expert on civil procedure and education law and dean at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, has been appointed dean of Santa Clara University…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2020—Santa Clara Law Professor Colleen Chien has been chosen to join President-Elect Joe Biden’s 20-person review committee for the Department of Commerce, which includes oversight of The United States Patent and Trademark Office. Agency review…
LA District Attorney Concedes Conviction Reversal and Dismisses Case SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 12, 2020— Arturo Jimenez, a 44-year-old man who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1995, had his conviction reversed and all charges dismissed. The Northern California Innocence…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 27, 2020 – This past fall, the Knight Foundation announced $3.5M in grants to 22 universities, think tanks, and advocacy organizations to support new, independent research into issues at the forefront of national tech policy debates.…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2020 — On March 3, 2020 the Superior Court of California of Sacramento County overturned the murder conviction of Jeremy Puckett, who has spent the last 19 years wrongfully incarcerated for murder and today the…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Mar. 5, 2020—Santa Clara University School of Law has received gifts totaling $750,000 from three current and former University trustees, to expand upon its highly successful program in privacy law. The donors, each of whom contributed $250,000,…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 1, 2019 – The effects of the risk assessment tools utilized across the criminal justice system will be discussed by expert panelists at a free, all-day symposium on October 14 at Santa Clara University School of…
