Prof and Founding Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic @Uchicagolaw. Views my own. “Mercy & empathy are great threats to an unjust society” -G. Doyle
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Incredibly proud to share that last night, the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic’s groundbreaking litigation to end ATF’s discriminatory stash house stings was featured on @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver!
Watch the segment here at 9:05 (1 of 4) youtube.com/watch?v=LqwJFunt…
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We won! Hundreds of thousands of people who are currently detained and separated from their families in lower-level cases will be released from jail every year. An incredible victory for liberty and public safety. You can read the historic decision here: civilrightscorps.org/wp-cont…
As many of you know, we've been fighting for years to challenge the grotesque cash bail and pretrial detention policies around the U.S. that keep 100,000s of human beings in cages and separated from their families every single night, mostly because they lack cash. Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will issue the most important court decision ever decided on this question--and probably the most important decision in U.S. history in terms of the number of people in jail. At stake is essentially whether several hundred thousand presumed innocent people every year in misdemeanors and non-violent felonies can be detained in cages prior to trial. It's the most important issue we've ever worked on.
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A recent episode of @LastWeekTonight w/ John Oliver took a closer look at police sting operations—including an extended segment on litigation led by #UChicagoLaw's Federal Criminal Justice Clinic.
📸 Prof. @SieglerAlison
ALT Alison Siegler poses in front of TV showing Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Our clinic also joined forces with an exceptional group of Federal Defenders in Chicago. You can read more about the litigation in this @NewYorker article by @rachelposer, which explains how stash house stings result in massive, unfair criminal penalties: newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…
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For a further discussion of litigating racial bias in the stash house cases and beyond, read my article, co-authored with @UChicagoLaw alum William Admussen, in the @NwULRev here: scholarlycommons.law.northwe…(4 of 4)
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Grateful for the opportunity to speak about my Federal Criminal Justice Clinic's Freedom Denied project and how we use transformative advocacy to effect systemic change at @UChicagoLaw's first-ever Endowed Chair Lecture: law.uchicago.edu/news/alison…
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"If judges are applying federal law unevenly across the country, we have [a] two-tiered system of justice," Prof. @SieglerAlison, director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic tells @Law360. buff.ly/4MxqI87
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"There’s always this concern that bail reform will cause the sky to fall but that definitely has not happened in Illinois. All the evidence ... points to positive outcomes since Illinois eliminated cash bail," says. Prof. Alison Siegler (@SieglerAlison) buff.ly/8xDHsgY
Deeply honored to be awarded this endowed chair. I am very grateful to the pioneering Lillian E. Kraemer for her support of @UChicagoLaw and especially of our students who pursue public interest careers and pro bono endeavors.
@SieglerAlison has been named the Lillian E. Kraemer Clinical Professor in Public Interest Law. Siegler leads the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic (FCJC), the nation’s first clinic devoted to representing low-income clients charged with federal felonies. buff.ly/qBg2cbs
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“A lawless dictatorship does not arise simply by snuffing out the ordinary legal system of rules, procedures, and precedents. To the contrary, that system … remains in place while dictatorial power spreads across society,” Prof. Aziz Huq writes. buff.ly/kI94mGB
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For the first time in over 30 years, a UChicago Law team is heading to the international rounds of the Jessup Moot Court Competition! Congrats to Anna Schmitt, Sahar Omer, David Clifton, Daniela Apodaca, & Letian Wang (all 3Ls) on this huge achievement! buff.ly/HmjZtbi
ALT The five student members of the Jessup Team.
ALT Three students at the regional competition, sitting at counsel's table.
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Five professors—@WilliamBaude, Aziz Huq, @tomginsburg, Eric Posner, and @curtisabradley, have been named among the nation’s top 100 legal scholars in a newly released ranking. buff.ly/O393jVX
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Supervised release is an important tool to assist those leaving prison and prevent recidivism.
But to be most effective, courts must have greater discretion to tailor it to each person.
I encourage the U.S. Sentencing Commission to modify its guidelines.
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Three clinic clients were among those who received Biden commutations. “I will say that I’ve been overjoyed at all three of these commutations and having the opportunity to be involved, and have my students be involved,” Clinical Prof. @ezunk said. buff.ly/3Xhz3ev
ALT Erica Zunkel and her students seated together to pose for a photo.
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“I actually never imagined a future for myself that did not involve public service,” said Heidi Mueller, ’07. As I have progressed in my career, my why has become less ideological and more connected to the people I have met.” buff.ly/4h2trMB
ALT Alumni in Public Service. Heidi Mueller headshot.
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If you want to read Amazon's #1 new release in jurisprudence that a review published on the Federal Society webpage says "is a quarry from which amici will be mining nuggets for years to come," then please pre-order my book! hup.harvard.edu/books/978067…
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“I have been in awe of the drive, passion, and dedication of my colleagues and their determination to see projects through. We work long hours to achieve our goals, often on short notice and with limited resources,” said Carolyn Hann, ’99. buff.ly/4geYjsx
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