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Daniel Medwed

@danielmedwed

Law Prof @Northeastern; Board @NEinnocence; Author “Barred” @HachetteUS @BasicBooks

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law.northeastern.edu/faculty/medwed/
Joined October 2014
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I’ve decided to Xcape & seek bluer skies. @danielmedwed.bsky.social
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Northeastern Law Celebrates Record-Breaking Incoming Class - School of Law - law.northeastern.edu/northea…
Northeastern Law Celebrates Record-Breaking Incoming Class - School of Law -

Northeastern Law Celebrates Record-Breaking Incoming Class - School of Law -

Northeastern University School of Law is delighted to welcome the fall 2024 incoming class of JD and FlexJD students, which boasts the strongest academic profile in the school’s history.

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Richard Moore is to be Executed Nov. 1: A Former State Supreme Court Justice,  Former Corrections Department Chief and Jurors are Among Thousands Advocating for His Clemency scheerpost.com/2024/10/27/ri…
Richard Moore is to be Executed Nov. 1: A Former State Supreme Court Justice, Former Corrections...

Richard Moore is to be Executed Nov. 1: A Former State Supreme Court Justice,  Former Corrections...

Photo of Richard Moore (screenshot) By Victoria Valenzuela / Original to ScheerPost Richard Moore, a 59-year-old father and grandfather, is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina on Nov. 1 for …

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Mark Fallon@glynco24 Oct 2024
The detectives were trained to form a theory of how the crime occurred based on available facts, then to relentlessly question suspects — even claiming falsely to have eyewitness accounts, forensic evidence and other proof of guilt — until they elicit concessions to their theory.
Daniel Medwed (@danielmedwed) profile pictureDaniel Medwed@danielmedwed23 Oct 2024
At 15, he faced pressure to confess to murder. Now a D.A. is fighting for his freedom - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/story…
At 15, he faced pressure to confess to murder. The L.A. County D.A. says he should be freed

At 15, he faced pressure to confess to murder. The L.A. County D.A. says he should be freed

Lombardo Palacios was 15 when he confessed to murder following hours of interrogation that employed pressure tactics many experts now say are unreliable. Seventeen years later, Los Angeles County...

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Hey #Boston I am excited and honored for this upcoming event at @Northeastern University Law School. Whenever @EllisKSean and his mom, Jackie, join me, it's a moving event. @danielmedwed is moderating too!
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At 15, he faced pressure to confess to murder. Now a D.A. is fighting for his freedom - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/story…
At 15, he faced pressure to confess to murder. The L.A. County D.A. says he should be freed

At 15, he faced pressure to confess to murder. The L.A. County D.A. says he should be freed

Lombardo Palacios was 15 when he confessed to murder following hours of interrogation that employed pressure tactics many experts now say are unreliable. Seventeen years later, Los Angeles County...

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Another great article from my great ⁦@NUSL⁩ colleague ⁦@AHochmanBloom⁩!
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Claudia Haupt@CEHaupt8 Oct 2024
Had a great time discussing my article, Democratic Self-Defense, forthcoming @FordhamLRev, papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.… at the @StanfordLaw Public Law Workshop today! Big thanks to @evelyndouek for hosting. @NUSL @NUCSSH @NUPoliSci
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The Manatee County Central Jail is in a mandatory evacuation zone, but a Sheriff's Office spokesperson told me in an email that they are not evacuating detainees. People who "require medical care or have physical disabilities are being relocated to the secure second level."
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He’s been on death row for decades. Alabama ‘downplays’ DNA that points to someone else, judge says - al.com al.com/news/2024/10/hes-been…
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Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution | AP News apnews.com/article/texas-exe…
Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution

Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn't kill an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.

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Really excited for “Back to Class Night” at @NUSL Reunions 2024 6-8 PM on 10/18. Join Profs @danielmedwed , Hilary Robinson and Richard Daynard for this engaging part of Reunions!
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Yesterday's tragic execution of Marcellus Williams in MO is a good time to revisit and really sit with @danielmedwed's important work in Barred, described in this podcast as well.
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If you're curious as to the procedural and structural ways in which convictions are easy to secure and hard to review, @danielmedwed has an excellent book on the topic wob.com/en-us/books/daniel-s… With an interview here open.spotify.com/episode/17i…
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If you're curious as to the procedural and structural ways in which convictions are easy to secure and hard to review, @danielmedwed has an excellent book on the topic wob.com/en-us/books/daniel-s… With an interview here open.spotify.com/episode/17i…
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Braintree (MA) reaches $14.9 million settlement with man whose murder conviction was tossed after 36 years in prison bostonglobe.com/2024/09/20/m…
Braintree reaches $14.9 million settlement with man whose murder conviction was tossed after 36...

Braintree reaches $14.9 million settlement with man whose murder conviction was tossed after 36...

Frederick Weichel was in prison for a 1980 slaying in the town that he resolutely denied committing.

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#BULawProf @AzizaAhmed & @danielmedwed (@NUSL) have created a study group to analyze the "flawed and controversial forensics tool known as the 'floating lung test' or lung float test [that] has sent innocent women accused of infanticide to the gallows." ⬇️ spr.ly/6017o6Iz1
Is the ‘lung float test’ accurate? Northeastern law professor is leading an effort to discredit...

 Is the ‘lung float test’ accurate? Northeastern law professor is leading an effort to discredit...

Daniel Medwed calls the lung float test “bad science” and has formed a study group to educate prosecutors about its faulty forensics.

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District attorney's progressive policies face blowback from Louisiana's conservative Legislature | AP News apnews.com/article/new-orlea…
District attorney's progressive policies face blowback from Louisiana's conservative Legislature

District attorney's progressive policies face blowback from Louisiana's conservative Legislature

New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams promised to address the city's history of prosecutorial and police misconduct.

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Ohio death row inmate found too incompetent to be executed wdtn.com/news/ohio/ohio-deat…
Ohio death row inmate found too incompetent to be executed

Ohio death row inmate found too incompetent to be executed

Thursday, a hearing was held before Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge Sean O’Brien regarding the murder conviction and death sentence of Sean Carter. During that hearing, evidence w…

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In Oakland, a DA’s Vision for Youth Justice Collides with a Recall Movement Leery of Second Chances | Bolts boltsmag.org/oakland-distric…
In Oakland, a DA’s Vision for Youth Justice Collides with a Recall Movement Leery of Second Chances

In Oakland, a DA’s Vision for Youth Justice Collides with a Recall Movement Leery of Second Chances

Pamela Price entered the Alameda County DA’s office just last year bent on offering young people rehabilitation, not criminalization. But opponents immediately organized to stop her.

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