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Call To Action: What Does Accountability Mean To You?

Blog author Marla Mitchell-Cichon, is the director of WMU-Cooley Law School’s Innocence Project....
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Quadfecta: Federal Grant Awards Support WMU-Cooley's Innocence Project

Quadfecta. Noun. A set of four wins at related events. The WMU-Cooley Innocence Project not only...
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#BrianBanks Movie Reminder of Two WMU-Cooley Connections

Some of you may have already watched the movie and true story about Brian Banks. It recently opened...
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Exonerees Say Freedom is in the Hands of Law Students as Future Lawyers

During the month of October, the WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project is doing its part to build...
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WMU-Cooley Oxford Program Hosts Wrongfully Convicted at Krinock Lecture

Did you ever wonder if the the American justice system really is the best system in the world? When...
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LeDura Watkins; One Year Later – Living Life Simply

On June 15, 2017, the WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project made history with the release of...
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Beyond the Basics: Learning How to Practice Law in WMU-Cooley’s Innocence Project 

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Ken Wyniemko — Never Giving Up, Never Giving In

Nine years can be a relatively short time, or a very long time, depending upon circumstances. If...
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Innocence Project’s Efforts Free Detroit Man After 42 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

Almost 42 years after being sent to prison for robbery and murder, two crimes he didn't commit,...
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Exoneree Donya Davis rejoicing: Gets to spend his first Mother’s Day with his mom after 7 years in prison

WMU-Cooley Innocence Project’s exoneree Donya Davis was choked up just thinking about this Mother’s...
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