Save the Date: October 7, 2010
The Benefit for Innocence
Featuring Author and CNN Analyst
JEFFREY TOOBIN
LAW SCHOOL CURRICULA
We help train the next generation of lawyers to avoid conviction of the innocent. All four Minnesota law schools regularly offer the following:
Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Remedies
Developed in conjunction with the Innocence Network, “Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Remedies” examines the principal problems leading to the conviction of innocent people and the leading proposals for systemic reform. The course combines substantive reading about factors contributing to wrongful convictions with an opportunity to apply those principals through small group exercises. After a short lecture, students break into groups to prepare for in-class exercises. Students also analyze inmates’ requests for assistance from the IPMN, helping refer cases onto the “Innocence Clinic.”
Innocence Clinic
The “Innocence Clinic” is both an educational tool and a vehicle for accomplishing the work of the IPMN. The clinic is a unique educational opportunity for enrolled law students to investigate possible wrongful convictions and represent imprisoned clients with claims of actual innocence. Supervised by experienced legal and forensic staff, law students evaluate case histories--including transcripts, medical reports, and appellate briefs--while working with prisoners, crime and evidence labs, law enforcement, defense attorneys, and prosecutors, to help prove claims of innocence.
To enroll, visit your law school’s enrollment page.
CLE Offerings
Forensics 411 is a one-day CLE event where practicing forensic scientists provide hands on instruction and behind the scenes insights into key forensic techniques You’ll discover new avenues for fruitful direct and cross examination, achieve greater confidence in your understanding of forensic science and dealings with forensic scientists and gain insights into how juries react to forensic evidence. Forensics 411 is typically offered in the Spring.
