Ohio death row inmate found too incompetent to be executed wdtn.com/news/ohio/ohio…

District attorney's progressive policies face blowback from Louisiana's conservative Legislature | AP News apnews.com/article/new-or…

#BULawProf Aziza Ahmed & Daniel Medwed (NortheasternLaw) have created a study group to analyze the "flawed and controversial forensics tool known as the 'floating lung test' or lung float test [that] has sent innocent women accused of infanticide to the gallows." ⬇️ spr.ly/6017o6Iz1

Braintree (MA) reaches $14.9 million settlement with man whose murder conviction was tossed after 36 years in prison bostonglobe.com/2024/09/20/met…

If you're curious as to the procedural and structural ways in which convictions are easy to secure and hard to review, Daniel Medwed has an excellent book on the topic wob.com/en-us/books/da… With an interview here open.spotify.com/episode/17iRkj…

Yesterday's tragic execution of Marcellus Williams in MO is a good time to revisit and really sit with Daniel Medwed's important work in Barred, described in this podcast as well.

Really excited for “Back to Class Night” at NortheasternLaw Reunions 2024 6-8 PM on 10/18. Join Profs Daniel Medwed , Hilary Robinson and Richard Daynard for this engaging part of Reunions!

Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution | AP News apnews.com/article/texas-…

He’s been on death row for decades. Alabama ‘downplays’ DNA that points to someone else, judge says - al.com al.com/news/2024/10/h…

Had a great time discussing my article, Democratic Self-Defense, forthcoming Fordham Law Review, papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… at the Stanford Law School Public Law Workshop today! Big thanks to Evelyn Douek for hosting. NortheasternLaw Northeastern CSSH NU PoliSci

The Manatee County Central Jail is in a mandatory evacuation zone, but a Sheriff's Office spokesperson told me in an email that they are not evacuating detainees. People who "require medical care or have physical disabilities are being relocated to the secure second level."

Another great article from my great ⁦NortheasternLaw⁩ colleague ⁦Aliza Hochman Bloom⁩!

At 15, he faced pressure to confess to murder. Now a D.A. is fighting for his freedom - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

Hey #Boston I am excited and honored for this upcoming event at Northeastern U. University Law School. Whenever Sean K. Ellis and his mom, Jackie, join me, it's a moving event. Daniel Medwed is moderating too!

The detectives were trained to form a theory of how the crime occurred based on available facts, then to relentlessly question suspects — even claiming falsely to have eyewitness accounts, forensic evidence and other proof of guilt — until they elicit concessions to their theory.

MASSterList Liliana Segura Radley Balko Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 Taniel Sean K. Ellis southpaw Alec Karakatsanis Andrew Fleischman Patrick Jaicomo Puff the Magic Hater @JoshuaPHilll Alex Vitale Daniel Medwed Laura Nirider Innocence Project Innocence Network Families for Justice as Healing Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Caucus x.com/Fara1/status/1…

Richard Moore is to be Executed Nov. 1: A Former State Supreme Court Justice,  Former Corrections Department Chief and Jurors are Among Thousands Advocating for His Clemency scheerpost.com/2024/10/27/ric…

Northeastern Law Celebrates Record-Breaking Incoming Class - School of Law - law.northeastern.edu/northeastern-l…