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02.01.2018

CWCY Client Corey Batchelor Exonerated on Murder Charge

On January 30, Corey Batchelor, a client of the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth and the Exoneration Project, and his co-defendant Kevin Bailey were exonerated in the 1989 murder of Lula ...

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01.23.2018

How Northwestern Law’s Innovation Lab Teaches Students to Think Differently

In the Innovation Lab, students are tasked with using technology to address challenges in the legal system. Sometimes, says one instructor, that means turning law school lessons on their head.

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12.13.2017

Eleanor Kittilstad (JD ’18) Receives Prestigious Skadden Fellowship to Protect Rights of Chicago Students with Disabilities

Eleanor Kittilstad (JD ’18) has been chosen as a 2018 Skadden Fellow. Upon graduation, she will work for Equip for Equality, a Chicago-based advocacy organization providing legal services to ...

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12.12.2017

Northwestern Law Launches Online Master of Science in Law Degree

The new online Master of Science in Law (MSL) degree will launch in the fall of 2018. The online classes are a more accessible option for STEM professionals around the world who wish to deepen ...

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12.07.2017

Center on Wrongful Convictions Client Raymond McCann II Exonerated

Christmas came two weeks early for Raymond McCann II when St. Joseph County, Michigan Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Stutesman signed an order today granting McCann’s motion to vacate his 2012 ...

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11.27.2017

Alumni Help Alton Mills Secure Clemency from Obama Administration

In 1994, 25-year-old Alton Mills was sentenced to life in federal prison without parole by a judge who had no choice. More than two decades later, after all his appeals had failed, he was given a ...

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11.27.2017

Northwestern Law Announces New Campaign Goal

Goals are meant to be exceeded. Today, we are proud to share that we have exceeded our participation goal — more than 10,000 donors have shown their support since the start of the Motion to Lead ...

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11.10.2017

Andrew Arruda, CEO of Ross Intelligence, Discusses AI in the Legal Profession

On November 6, Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez hosted Andrew Arruda, CEO of Ross Intelligence, at a packed fireside chat in Aspen Hall. The presentation was part of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s ...

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11.06.2017

Bartlit Center Trial Team Wins ABA Labor Law Competition

For the second year in a row, Northwestern Law trial teams captured the top two spots in the American Bar Association’s Midwest Regional Labor Law Competition.

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