California Western School of Law Associate Dean and Professor of Law William A. Aceves spoke to members of the press on behalf of the ACLU, announcing the publication of the group’s report, Humanitarian Crisis: Migrant Deaths at the U.S.-Mexico Border. The report, to be published on October 1, outlines the [...]

California Innocence Project client William Richards remains in the custody of the San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner Department, despite his exoneration in the murder of his wife, Pamela, more than two months ago and his release from the California Department of Corrections.
Last week, Superior Court Judge Larry W. Allen refused to release Richards pending the district attorney’s [...]

California Western School of Law Professor Justin Brooks is named one of California’s Top 100 Attorneys in today’s Los Angeles Daily Journal. This honor marks the third consecutive year in which Brooks has received this recognition from the Daily Journal. 
Brooks is one of four San Diego attorneys to be honored with this award and one [...]

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the California Innocence Project, located at California Western School of Law. In that time, thousands of inmates claiming innocence and their families have contacted the project seeking assistance. Innocence Project staff and students spend many more thousands of hours investigating those claims, taking on cases where innocence is [...]

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of the California Innocence Project at California Western School of Law. 
The California Innocence Project is a law school clinical program dedicated to the release of wrongfully convicted inmates and providing an outstanding educational experience for students enrolled in the clinic.  Each year, the California Innocence Project [...]

Trial jurors are regularly instructed not to research or discuss cases on their own.  But what about a Facebook status update or quick trip to the crime scene via Google Earth? The attorney representing a client in a high-profile case will soon ask jurors to sign an affidavit swearing that they will not use personal electronic and [...]

Students from California Western School of Law were invited to participate in the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice’s National Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition (NCTAC) and the Eighth Annual National Civil Trial Competition (NCTC).
“It feels great to be selected for both tournaments,” says Mario Conte, Moot Court Honors Board faculty advisor and distinguished practitioner at California [...]

Communities across the country, including San Diego, continue to search for ways to assist those without access to housing, medical care, or legal assistance.  Oftentimes these issues go hand in hand, requiring a comprehensive, collaborative approach to providing services. 
In Downtown San Diego, California Western School of Law partners with UC San Diego, charitable and social service [...]

U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess granted a petition filed by the California Innocence Project and Attorney Eric Multhaup, effectively reversing the 2002 murder conviction of Rafael Madrigal. The decision follows the recommendation of U.S. Magistrate Judge Marc Goldman. Madrigal is the third person in three months to be exonerated by the California Innocence Project, [...]