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Delaware Supreme Court Ruling Expands Formerly Incarcerated Individuals’ Right to Challenge Their Convictions

Last week, the Supreme Court of Delaware unanimously decided that individuals challenging the legality of their criminal convictions can continue pursuing their challenges even if they are released from custody while their cases are pending.

6th Circ. Says Ohio Jailers Must Face Claims For Inmate Death

The Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded the cases of two defendants who were most culpable for the preventable death of Cornelius Howell.

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UCLA Law and MacArthur Justice Center launch prisoners’ rights partnership

MacArthur Justice Center attorneys Daniel Greenfield and Megha Ram join Professor Aaron Littman as co-instructors of UCLA Law’s Prisoners’ Rights Clinic.

After Nearly 30 Years in Prison, Man Tortured into a Confession by Jon Burge Subordinates Gets a New Suppression Hearing

Clayborn Smith has spent decades in prison after three Chicago detectives tortured him into confessing to a double murder.

MacArthur Supreme Court Win Highlights Broader Strategy Success

A sweeping U.S. Supreme Court ruling for a civil-rights plaintiff marked the latest win for the MacArthur Justice Center, which has found success bringing cases in courts across the country.

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Prisoner Can Sue After Medical Emergency Led to Impotence

An Oklahoma inmate can move forward with most of his claims that jail officials were indifferent to his medical emergency, likely resulting in his permanent impotence, the Tenth Circuit said.

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