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Faculty News

Professor Alison Guernsey teaching

Bringing law and medicine together to improve criminal defense representation

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Professor Guernsey and Dr. Lynch highlight why collaboration between law and medicine is critical, especially when defending clients with severe mental health conditions or substance use disorders.
Emily Hughes (2)

Emily Hughes develops database to better understand and improve criminal jury trials

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Professor Emily Hughes and Professor Kori Khan, Iowa State University, are building one of the largest databases of trial transcripts in the U.S. It's a vast resource of information to help analyze what is working well in our criminal legal system, as well as what could be improved—and how to improve it. 

Cristina Tilley quoted by NPR

Saturday, August 5, 2023

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