The non-profit legal clinic known as the Innocence Project, founded by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld in 1992 at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, has inspired and informed a network of 66 Innocence Projects today spanning the U.S. and the globe. The Northern California Innocence Project’s (NCIP) Fifth Annual Freedom for All Dinner last evening in San Jose highlighted this successful model. Winning post-conviction reversals of wrongful convictions requires dedication, persistent hard work, and the leadership of Innocence Projects’ lawyers, staff, and law students, combined with important support from many others.
The NCIP utilizes its annual Justice For All Dinner to celebrate hard-won victories, raise critical financial resources, and recognize their partners in the pursuit of justice. Among last evening’s recognized colleagues… Continue reading
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