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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


The ruling was originally upheld in front of a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, but when the case was later heard by the full Court of Appeals, the decision was narrowly reversed by a 4-3 vote.

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

February 22, 2018

Lawyers from the Pritzker School of Law and the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth petitioned Tuesday for the United States Supreme Court to hear the case of their client, Brendan Dassey, according...

Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) listen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. Senators narrowly approved Northwestern alumnus Michael Brennan (School of Law ‘89) to a federal judge position 11-10.

Nomination of alum to U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit headed to Senate vote

February 15, 2018

WASHINGTON — Senators narrowly voted Thursday to advance through the Judiciary Committee the nomination of Northwestern alumnus Michael Brennan (School of Law ’89) to a federal judge position amid...

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