In the past few years, the Medill Justice Project has undergone many changes, most recently changing its name from the Medill Innocence Project. But one major turning point occurred for the organization...

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...

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...