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Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law. Attorneys and Northwestern Profs. Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin have been representing Dassey since 2007, when Dassey was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.

Pritzker Law professors petition for clemency for Brendan Dassey, featured in hit Netflix series “Making a Murderer.”

James Pollard, Assistant Campus Editor
October 8, 2019
Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin. The two are heavily featured in the second season of “Making a Murderer” as the lawyers for Brendan Dassey.

Pritzker lawyers featured in second season of “Making a Murderer” talk Brendan Dassey appeals

Charlotte Walsh, A&E Editor
November 1, 2018
Pritzker School of Law. Attorneys from Netflix docuseries spoke about their participation to Pritzker students on Monday.

Attorneys from ‘Making a Murderer’ and ‘The Staircase’ discuss participation in docuseries

Crystal Wall, Reporter
September 15, 2018
Pritzker School of Law. Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin, who represent Brendan Dassey, petitioned for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court on Feb. 20.

School of Law lawyers in ‘Making a Murderer’ case seek Supreme Court action on juvenile false confessions

Allie Goulding, Assistant Campus Editor
March 4, 2018
Pritzker School of Law. Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin from the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of their client, Brendan Dassey.

Pritzker lawyers petition for Supreme Court to hear ‘Making a Murderer’ case

Allie Goulding, Assistant Campus Editor
February 22, 2018
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