Events and News from the Clinical Programs

Clinic Events

Thursday, April 18, 2019
4:30 PM Studying the “New” Civil Judges
Professors Anna Carpenter and Colleen Shanahan have done groundbreaking research on state civil courts and judges and will present their findings at this workshop, and connect their scholarship to practice, clinical teaching, and supervision.

Silverman 147

Thursday, March 1, 2018
12:00 PM The Case for Brendan Dassey: Teaching Innovation Through Clinical Education
Steven Drizin and Laura Nirider will present the story of their client, Brendan Dassey, a Wisconsin sixteen-year-old who falsely confessed in 2005 to rape and murder – and whose ensuing wrongful conviction was featured in the hit Netflix Global docuseries Making a Murderer. Brendan’s case, and the cases of their other clients, exemplify twin problems: the practical problem of false and involuntary confessions from juveniles, and the problematic gaps in constitutional and evidentiary doctrine and practice that have allowed false confessions to occur unredressed. These twin problems serve as the foci of Drizin and Nirider’s practice and pedagogy at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth.

Faculty Lounge

February 12, 2019

ICAC Director Prof. Kara Finck Testifies at Philadelphia City Council

The City Council hearing focused on the issue of child welfare investigations and the removal of children from their families.
January 3, 2019

Rulli receives Father Robert Drinan Award from Association of American Law Schools

The award honors a law school staff or faculty member for their work in advancing the ethic of pro bono service through program design or management, or through their own personal service.
December 20, 2018

Penn Law appoints Praveen Kosuri to lead clinical programs as Associate Dean for Clinical Education

In his new role, Kosuri will assume responsibility for the oversight and development of the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies.
December 17, 2018

2018 Year in Review: Penn Law Student Life

During this busy and successful year, they took on important public interest projects, made their voices heard on major issues in local and national government, gained hands-on practice experience through a variety of experiential learning programs, won cases, competitions, fellowships, and more.