- In Australia, David Harold Eastman one step closer to overturning his conviction based on fresh evidence of possible innocence
- Michigan Supreme Court limits expert testimony regarding false confessions
- Video: Patrick Joseph Hill, one of “The Birmingham Six” in the UK, gives a visceral account of the anger and ongoing trauma faced by him and other victims of wrongful conviction.
- Zackary Stewart, imprisoned for four years for a murder he didn’t commit, filed a civil suit against three law enforcement officers who investigated the case and the Stone County Sheriff’s Department in Missouri. In the complaint filed Friday, Stewart alleges Stone County investigators violated his constitutional rights, had inadequate training, and abuse of police and arrest power on the citizens of Missouri. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court cites seven points, including malicious prosecution, false arrest, and wrongful incarceration. Video here
- Thomas and Raymond Highers, brothers, granted new trial in Michigan based on new evidence of innocence
- Video of exoneree Brian Banks on the Tonight Show in the U.S.
- An article summarizing the American press on the death of the Lockerbie Bomber, who many outside of the U.S. believe was wrongfully convicted
Blog Editor
Mark Godsey
Daniel P. & Judith L. Carmichael Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law; Director, Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction; Director, Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence Project | Email | ProfileContributing Editors
Justin Brooks
Professor, California Western School of Law; Director, California Innocence Project | Email
Cheah Wui Ling
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Email | Profile
Daniel Ehighalua
Nigerian Barrister; Project Director, Innocence Project Nigeria Email
C Ronald Huff
Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and Sociology, University of California-Irvine Email | Profile
Phil Locke
Science and Technology Advisor, Ohio Innocence Project and Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic Email
Dr. Carole McCartney
Reader in Law, Faculty of Business and Law, Northumbria University Email
Nancy Petro
Author and Advocate
Kana Sasakura
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Konan University; Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Law; Innocence Project Northwest (IPNW)
Dr. Robert Schehr
Professor, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University; Executive Director, Arizona Innocence Project Email | Profile
Shiyuan Huang
Associate Professor, Shandong University Law School; Visiting Scholar, University of Cincinnati College of Law Email | Profile
Ulf Stridbeck
Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway
Martin Yant
Author and Private Investigator Email | Profile-
