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BC Innocence Client Exonerated in Double Murder

Clinic hails the outcome of its three-year-long case to free the wrongly convicted Ronnie Qualls.

September 2, 2020

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Deans Column: Just Mercy for Criminal Justice

In the end, who we are and what we do as a Jesuit, Catholic law school is rooted in human dignity.

By Dean Vincent Rougeau
September 27, 2019

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BC Innocence Clinic Students Help Vacate Conviction

In an important new ruling, Darrell Jones, who was convicted 30 years ago of a murder that he did not commit, has had his conviction ...

December 21, 2017

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There Is So Much Left to Do

As the number of exonerees climbs, advocates and the victim of a wrongful conviction talk of needed reforms.

By Vicki Sanders
November 9, 2017

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BC Law Innocence Program Joins Policy Push to Help Exonerees

Wrongful Conviction Day highlights two key bills in MA Legislature: forensic science and compensation reform.

September 29, 2017

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Innocence Program Grads Help Free Man from Prison

An innocent man has been freed from prison, and BC Law recent grad Rufus Urion ’17 and the Law School’s Innocence Program contributed to the effort ...

August 9, 2017

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SJC Upholds Earlier Ruling Granting Rosario New Trial

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld an earlier court’s decision in the case of Victor Rosario, who was originally sentenced to life in prison ...

May 11, 2017

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An Ordeal with a Bittersweet Ending

How and why Jennifer Thompson became a leading advocate for conviction reform.

By Venus Chui '18
October 17, 2016

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Dean’s Column: What “Making a Murderer” Can Teach Us About Human Bias

Earlier this spring, the Law School and our Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy welcomed two celebrity guests to campus: “Making a Murderer’s” Dean ...

April 26, 2016

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‘Making a Murderer’ Attorneys Offer Off-Camera View of Startling Story

Walter Kelly ’68 and Dean Strang explore the many ethical challenges of Steven Avery’s cases.

By Venus Chui '18
March 1, 2016