Clemency Project in the News
- Prof. Murray’s Paper Quoted in the New Yorker about Second Chances for Incarcerated Individuals (Law School website, 12/22/22)
- Students from Clemency and Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinics Win Historic Reprieve before Minnesota Board of Pardons (Law School website, 12/22/22)
- Prof. Murray Participates in Panel with U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer about President Biden's Marijuana Pardons (Law School website, 12/13/22)
- Judge denies Corrections Department request to return prisoners released amid COVID's onset (Star Tribune, 12/14/22)
- Prof. Murray's Clemency Project and MACDL Launch State Clemency Project with CLE held at the Law School (Law School website, 11/15/22)
- Hearing set on court order barring surrender of inmates previously on COVID-19 leave (Star Tribune, 10/21/22)
- Clemency Clinic, Led by Prof. JaneAnne Murray, Secures Covid-19 Medical Release for Four Clients and Continues to Fight for Three Others (Law School website, 10/21/22)
- Star Tribune Reports that Department of Corrections Backs Off Plan to Reincarcerate Individuals Released on Covid Grounds as a Result of Suit Filed by the Clemency Clinic (Law School website, 8/14/22)
- CBS News and the Minnesota Reformer Report that Professor Murray's Clemency Clinic Wins TRO Preventing Return of Medically-Vulnerable Individuals to Prison (Law School website, 8/11/22)
- CBS News and Minnesota Reformer Report on Suit Filed by Clemency Clinic on behalf of Prisoners Released During Covid Pandemic (Law School website, 8/9/22)
- Prof. Murray Interviews U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer in NACDL Video (Law School website, 7/27/22)
- Minnesota House Committee Advances Bill Spearheaded by Law School's Clemency Project Aimed at Lower Sentences for Abuse Victims (Law School website, 3/9/22)
- Prof. Murray Participates in Panel on Federal Clemency and Compassionate Release in Second Chances Symposium at University of Chicago Law School (Law School website, 2/19/22)
- Law School Clemency Clinic Case Highlighted in Star Tribune as one of 14 Local Stories from 2021 Worthy of a Second Read (Law School website, 1/1/22)
- Two Minnesota Law Professors & Initiatives Plus 29 Alumni Are Honored for Excellence by Minnesota Lawyer (Law School website, 12/17/21)
- MPR Reports on Successful Petition by Law School's Clemency Clinic Before the Minnesota Board of Pardons (Law School website, 12/13/21)
- Star Tribune Reports that Board of Pardons Cuts Sentence of Client of the School's Clemency Clinic (Law School website, 12/13/21)
- MPR Reports on Likely Early Release of Client of Law School's Clemency Clinic (Law School website, 11/24/21)
- Minnesota Lawyer Reports on Clemency Clinic's Efforts to Secure Federal Clemency for Client Previously Granted Clemency From the Minnesota Board of Pardons (Law School website, 11/23/21)
- Client of Prof. Murray's Clemency Clinic on Path to Release after Board of Pardons Hearing, Star Tribune Reports (Law School website, 11/22/21)
- Minnesota woman hopes story of redemption will persuade Biden to grant clemency (Star Tribune, 11/7/21)
- In Minnesota Law’s Newest Clinic, Students Seek Clemency for Clients with Excessive Sentences (Law School website, 10/29/21)
- Breaking the Ice: Professor, students devote energy to Clemency Project (Minnesota Lawyer, 4/29/21)
- Client of Prof. Murray, Clemency Project Highlighted in Report on the 'Trial Penalty' (Law School website, 3/26/21)
- 14 Clemency Project Clients Granted Commutations By President (Law School website, 1/20/21)
- Commutation from Trump clears way for Waseca inmate's freedom 5 years early (Star Tribune, 1/20/21)
- Prof. Murray Co-Authors Model "Second Look" Legislation for States, with Accompanying Report (Law School website, 12/10/20)
- Prof. Murray's Clemency Project Assists ACLU Action Against Federal Prison for Handling of COVID-19 Spread (Law School website, 12/9/20)
- As COVID-19 spreads in Minn. prisons, loved ones worry (MPR News, 10/6/20)
- Newly Minted Attorney Connor Shaull ’20 Argues Clemency Project Case before 8th Circuit (Minnesota Law magazine, Fall 2020)
- Prof. Murray, Clemency Project Secure Compassionate Release for Grandmother Vulnerable to COVID-19 (Law School website, 8/6/20)
- As U.S. attorney, Whitaker imposed longer-than-usual drug sentences (Washington Post, 11/21/18)
- Trump’s pardons quicker than Obama’s (Bloomberg Law, 7/31/18)
- A father's plea for mercy for his imprisoned daughter (Des Moines Register, 7/19/18)
- Prof. Murray, King & Spalding Score Major Victory in Pro Bono Clemency Work (Law School website, 7/16/18)
- Professor JaneAnne Murray on pardons during the Trump Administration (MPR, 6/11/18)
- Advocate Armed with the Power of the Story (Perspectives, Spring 2017)
- Clemency hopefuls see last days of Obama administration as a closing window (Star Tribune, 1/8/17)
- Meet Douglas Carroll Tignor, Whose Opioid Addiction Led to Serious Prison Time (Rolling Stone, 12/16/16)
- Law School Representation of Clemency Applicants (Robina Institute Blog, 10/26/16)
- Students’ Clemency Project Work Helps Secure Commutations for Two Nonviolent Inmates Serving Life Sentences (Law School website, 8/5/16)
- State law school clemency projects help shorten drug sentences (MPR, 8/4/16)
- Drug inmate wins release, thanks to University of Minnesota program (Star Tribune, 7/5/16)
- Seeking Clemency for Inmates Serving Outdated Sentences (MACDL VI 14, Summer 2016)