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07.16.2021

Governor Pritzker Signs Historic Legislation, Building on Center on Wrongful Convictions Work

On July 15, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, along with several other members of the Illinois General Assembly, gathered with exonerated individuals, as well as attorneys with the Bluhm Legal ...

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03.16.2020

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Names New Director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is pleased to announce that Robin Walker Sterling will join the faculty as a Clinical Professor and become the new director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic and ...

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02.20.2020

Just Mercy Screening Serves as Important Reminder: “Fighting The Good Fight Is Always Worth It”

Students, faculty and staff gathered at the AMC River East theater in late November for an advance screening of Just Mercy, donated by Courtney D. Armstrong (JD-MBA ’96), executive vice president ...

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02.19.2020

Founder of #MeToo Movement, Tarana Burke, Gives Powerful Dream Week Keynote

Activist and founder of the #MeToo movement Tarana Burke gave the Dream Week keynote address at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law on January 27. Students, faculty and staff packed Thorne ...

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11.12.2019

Broken System: Law Review Symposium Shines a Light on Solitary Confinement

Imagine being stuck in a six-by-eight foot cell for 23 hours a day. No human contact. No light. Filth everywhere. That’s the picture many of the panelists painted during the 2019 Northwestern ...

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04.28.2017

Northwestern Law Alumni Take Action in Wake of Executive Orders

Several Northwestern Law alumni shared their experiences volunteering in airports in the wake of President Trump's executive order, and their hopes moving forward.

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