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Daniel Medwed

University Distinguished Professor of Law and Criminal Justice

College of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Law

Daniel Medwed’s research interests and pro bono activities revolve primarily around the topic of wrongful convictions.  His critically acclaimed book, Barred: Why The Innocenct Can’t Get Out of Prison (Hachette Brook Group/Basic Books) was named one of the “Best Fall Books” by Bloomberg in 2022.

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  • Selected as Faculty Commencement Speaker, May 2023
  • Faculty Fellow, Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration, Northeastern University School of Law, July 2022-June 2023
  • Harvard Law School Student Government Teaching & Advising Award, April 2020
  • University Distinguished Professor, April 2018
  • Selected as Faculty Commencement Speaker, May 2014, 2015, 2016

Procedures Matter: Why Innocent Prisoners Don’t Get Out on Technicalities, Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law (forthcoming) (David H. Bodiker Lecture on Criminal Justice)

 Secrets of Chambers: The Constitutional Right to Present a Defense at Middle Age, 66 Arizona Law Review 571 (2024)

Not Just Mercy: The Untapped Potential of Clemency to Right Wrongful Convictions, 17 Law Journal for Social Justice 41 (2023) (symposium on innocence and over-criminalization)

Post-Conviction Review on Trial: When Do Appellate Courts Correct for Prosecutorial Misconduct?, 69 Crime & Delinquency (13-14) 2846 (2023) (with H. Scheuerman & E. Griffiths)

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