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Kalvin Michael Smith, a client of the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, dies at 52
September 19, 2023
Amicus brief by Emily Coward '06 and Johanna Jennings '11 highlights the difficulty of proving racial profiling in NC courts
September 13, 2023
Coward discusses the difficult journey of reentering society after incarceration at simulation event hosted by the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice
September 12, 2023
Coleman: DAs trying to limit innocence claims are "a political force that tries to cover up deficiencies in the system"
July 17, 2023
Coward writes on the state of jury discrimination in NC as state's highest court considers high-stakes Batson case
June 16, 2023
Lau and Finholt comment on the clemency fight for Charles McNeair, sentenced to life as a juvenile
May 31, 2023
Washington Post covers the case of Lamont McKoy, Wrongful Convictions Clinic freed from prison and asking the Supreme Court to clear his name
May 18, 2023
Duke Law Podcast | Research: 'Police agencies on Facebook overreport on Black suspects'
April 19, 2023
Coward discusses creation of new implicit bias education video for jurors
March 21, 2023
Coward discusses concerns over effectiveness of Batson framework for addressing juror discrimination
March 8, 2023
Coleman, Demeritt, Glasner, Lau, and Newman file brief asking Supreme Court to hear the case of Crosley Green
February 24, 2023
Listen: Duke Law Clemency Project client Anthony Willis discusses his road of redemption from juvenile sentenced to life to public advocate for mercy
February 16, 2023
Lau says man sentenced to life at 16 for second-degree rape is one of many deserving clemency
February 14, 2023
Despite repeated calls for action, Garrett, Fogel, and Gammell say there's been little change in policing guidelines, methods, and accountability
February 13, 2023
Anthony Willis, whose sentence was commuted through efforts of the Clemency Project, exemplifies possibility of rehabilitation by juvenile offenders
January 24, 2023
Emily Coward '06 and Talley Wells '98 appointed to governor's Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice
December 28, 2022
Coleman and Lau sign letter asking Gov. Cooper to commute North Carolina's death row, the fifth-largest in the nation
December 15, 2022
Lau calls for an end to the death penalty in North Carolina
December 12, 2022
Duke Law Innocence Project hosts exonerees Dontae Sharpe and Howard Dudley at annual Thanksgiving dinner
November 28, 2022
Watch: Coleman explains latest development in Smith's fight for exoneration, says local DA is sidestepping the "troubling facts"
November 4, 2022
Coleman featured in Popular Mechanics story about the case of Quincy Amerson
November 1, 2022
Duke Law pro bono project honored by North Carolina Bar Association
July 13, 2022
Wrongful Convictions Clinic client's appeal can move forward after D.A. found to have conflict | Winston-Salem Journal
June 8, 2022
Charles Ray Finch, Wrongful Convictions Clinic client who was exonerated in 2019 and pardoned in June, dies at 83
January 26, 2022
New clinic to give students opportunities for hands-on experience with criminal defense
January 24, 2022

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