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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Medill Justice Project director explains name change

February 7, 2013

For the first time since the Medill Innocence Project was founded at Northwestern in 1999, the program underwent a name change. Medill Justice Project director Alec Klein said today the December change...

Protess scores victory as investigative work aids man in obtaining evidentiary hearing

January 27, 2013

Medill Innocence Project founder David Protess secured what he called a “stunning victory for justice” Friday when his and his students' investigative work helped spur a judge's decision to grant...

Medill Prof. Ava Thompson Greenwell has joined the Chicago Innocence Projects board of directors. The investigative reporting initiative was founded by former Medill Prof. David Protess.

Medill professor joins Chicago Innocence Project board amid racial dispute with Evanston Police

December 10, 2012

Longtime Medill Prof. Ava Thompson Greenwell has joined the Chicago Innocence Project’s board of directors, the organization announced this afternoon. Founded by former Medill Prof. David Protess,...

Prof. Alec Klein, director of the Medill Innocence Project, chats with students after a showing of a rough-cut documentary about the the Medill Innocence Project. The film provided an in-depth look at several cases taken on by students in the class as well as the history of Northwesterns well-known investigative journalism project.

Medill Innocence Project screens first documentary

November 1, 2012

The Medill Innocence Project screened a rough cut of its first documentary Thursday, showcasing the work students have done since a new director took over the project in 2011. The 30-minute documentary,...

Attorneys from Northwestern justice center petition to reopen Burge cases

October 18, 2012

Attorneys from Northwestern's MacArthur Justice Center filed a class-action petition Tuesday asking a judge to grant hearings to more than 15 incarcerated men. The men claim they were tortured into...

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