September 28, 2021
Mark Godsey, a professor of law at the UC College of Law and director of the Ohio Innocence Project, speaks with Time magazine about the challenges self-identified progressive prosecuting attorneys have when making reforms in policies and procedures that impact the public.
September 30, 2021
In a learning economy, knowing the right answer is rarely enough. You must be able to sculpt the better question — unlocking deeper meaning, hidden patterns and breakthrough insights. In short, a learning economy demands new levels of thinking and rethinking.
October 20, 2021
Cincinnati Edition’s Michael Monk spoke with Nate Ela PhD, assistant professor of political science and law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and Dan Horn, an investigative reporter with the Cincinnati Enquirer about a lawsuit claiming a housing abatement program in the city of Cincinnati is discriminatory.
March 22, 2022
Confirmation hearings are underway for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. and is now under consideration for the U.S. Supreme Court. She would be the first Black woman to serve on the high court and would replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Verna Williams, Dean and Nippert Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, spoke with local media about President Biden's choice for the high court.
February 20, 2022
Dean Verna Williams of the University of Cincinnati College of Law discusses plans by President Joe Biden to pick a Black woman for the next U.S. Supreme Court justice.
February 22, 2022
USA Today reports the White House is poised to triple the number of Black women appellate judges, from four when Biden took office, to at least 13. UC College of Law Dean Verna Williams weighs in on the significance of diversifying the federal bench.
February 22, 2022
Verna Williams, Dean and Nippert Professor of Law, at the UC College of Law , spoke to Local 12 News for its Black History Makers series. Williams is the first Black dean of the university's law school.
February 25, 2022
Lorain County judge throws out conviction of Nancy Smith, an Ohio Innocence Project client wrongfully accused of sexually abusing children. Smith finally has here name cleared after a 27-year-old legal battle.
March 14, 2022
Jennifer Bard, PhD, professor in UC’s Colleges of Law and Medicine, spoke with USA Today about efforts in state legislatures to offer protections for physicians who prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID-19.
March 14, 2022
Isaiah Andrews, an 84-year-old Cleveland man and Ohio Innocence Project client, was found wrongfully convicted of murder by an Ohio court. The designation allows Andrews to seek damages from the state of Ohio after spending 45 years wrongfully imprisoned a crime he did not commit. OIP attorneys helped to free Andrews and allow him to clear his name.