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BC Innocence Program Lands Major Grant

BCIP and the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Innocence Program received the $354,000 grant from the US Department of Justice.

December 23, 2020

Faculty Scholarship

38 Faculty on Covid’s Impact on Law and Society

By Vicki Sanders, David Reich, and Jeri Zeder
Summer 2020

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Together in a Time of Crisis: A Letter from the Dean

Floyd’s senseless murder at the hands of those sworn to protect us is the latest in an endless line of cruel injustices that stretch back ...

June 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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‘If There’s a Better Way, We Should Be Doing It’

Panelists put fairness at the heart of bail reform.

By Brendan McKinnon ’19
November 8, 2017

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Saving Constitutional Democracy: An Interview with Vlad Perju

Around the world, populists are wreaking havoc on constitutional democracies by engaging in high-stakes games of political hardball. In a grave setback for Poland’s independent ...

October 6, 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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Ortiz Begins Visiting Professorship with Lecture on US Attorney’s Role

Massachusetts' former chief prosecutor to speak about key challenges, including the Marathon Bombing and Whitey Bulger cases.

August 28, 2017