Wrongful Convictions: What Is To Be Done?
Identifying wrongful convictions and getting them vacated isn't easy, but it is essential.
Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.16
* Is it time for Mike Pence to act on pardoning a wrongfully convicted man? [Huffington Post] * Let the postmortems begin: Who killed Gawker? [New York Magazine] * Lewis & Clark Law School fails Communications 101. [Law and More] * This is a huge step backwards for Title VII enforcement. [Slate] * The number of prospective law professors takes a tumble. [TaxProf Blog] * Yale Law School grad J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy (affiliate link), explains the appeal of Donald Trump to certain voters. [New York Times]
The Most Important Lesson To Be Learned From The Overturned Conviction Of Brendan Dassey Of ‘Making A Murderer’
False confessions are real, and they happen all the time.