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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


Northwestern professor, alumnus nominated to circuit court presiding over Illinois

February 15, 2018

Two graduates and a professor from Pritzker School of Law have been nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, potentially joining three other Northwestern alumni serving...

Kerry Masterson (third from left) stands with her legal team from the Center on Wrongful Convictions and Neal, Gerber and Eisenberg. Masterson was acquitted Nov. 2 of a 2009 murder for which she had previously been found guilty.

Legal team responsible for Kerry Masterson’s acquittal examines flaws in eyewitness identification

November 10, 2017

After spending more than eight years in prison, Kerry Masterson was acquitted of 2009 murder charges when the Pritzker School of Law Center on Wrongful Convictions took on her case and reviewed weaknesses...

First-year law student and co-founder of PODER Charlie Isaacs, speaks in the Rubloff Atrium on Wednesday. The petition called for Congress to create legislation to support DACA recipients.

Pritzker School of Law students unveil petition in support of DACA

November 9, 2017

Pritzker School of Law students gathered Wednesday to unveil a petition in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The petition, drafted by members of the Petitioners Organizing...

Pritzker School of Law. The Center on Wrongful Convictions helped acquit Kerry Masterson of a 2009 murder, the University announced Monday.

NU Center on Wrongful Convictions client acquitted of 2009 murder

November 6, 2017

Kerry Masterson, a client of Northwestern’s Center on Wrongful Convictions, was acquitted Thursday of a 2009 murder, the University announced in a release. The center — housed in the Bluhm Legal...

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The School of Law will partner with ROSS Intelligence to use AI research tools for “access-to-justice” work.

Pritzker School of Law to use AI research tools in ‘access-to-justice’ work

November 6, 2017

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law will partner with ROSS Intelligence to teach students about using technology and artificial intelligence in legal services, according to a Friday news release. Through...

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