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On Nov. 18, the Korey Wise Innocence Project (KWIP) at the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School announced a partnership with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to review criminal cases that occurred in Colorado between 1976 and 1995 where hair microscopy analysis was used as evidence.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the 2021 John Paul Stevens Lecture took place on October 19 virtually and in-person at the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School. The Honorable Bernice B. Donald of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit spoke on defining the Rule of Law.
The 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School will celebrate six distinguished alumni and friends at its 41st annual Alumni Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Denver.
Ann England, clinical professor at the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School, is the 2020 recipient of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bars Advancing Justice Award. The award recognizes Englands years of teaching aspiring lawyers in Colorado Laws Criminal Defense Clinic and serving as a role model and mentor for those new to criminal law.
On Sept. 18, 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School Professor Suzette Malveaux and her partner, Catherine Smith, accepted the Gerald A. Gerash Advocacy Award presented by The Center on Colfax at the centers 45th anniversary gala. The award honors those who demonstrate a history of advocacy for the LGBTQ community.
Congressman Joe Neguse ('09) announced Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin as the winner of the 2021 Polly Baca Ra穩ces Fuertes Community Leader Award in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School welcomed its newest class of 172 JD, 16 Master of Laws (LLM), and 7 new Master of Studies in Law (MSL) students as classes began on Aug. 23.
Doug Spencer, an election law scholar whose research addresses the role of prejudice and racial attitudes in Voting Rights Act litigation, will join the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School faculty as an associate professor this fall.
As part of the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Law Schools Anti-Racism and Representation Initiative, the law school recently announced the launch of a certificate program focused on civil rights and racial justice. Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson will serve as the program's initial faculty advisor.
勛圖厙 of Colorado Law School Professor Kristen A. Carpenter reflects on her two terms as the North American member of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.