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Robert Barnes
‘Making a Murderer’ subject asks for Supreme Court review
Brendan Dassey is appealing his murder conviction to the Supreme Court. (Eric Young/AP) Brendan Dassey, whose conviction was highlighted in the popular Netflixdocumentary “Making a Murderer,” asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to throw out the confession he made more than a decade ago, saying it was improperly coerced. The controversial interrogation of the then-16-year-old was featured in the award-winning documentary, which premiered in 2015. His confession has been both af
Steven Drizin, Laura Nirider, CWYC
BRENDAN DASSEY’S LEGAL TEAM ASKS UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT TO HEAR BRENDAN’S CASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Laura Nirider at 312-503-8576 or l-nirider@law.northwestern.edu Steven Drizin at 312-503-8576 or s-drizin@law.northwestern.edu Former United States Solicitor General Seth Waxman joins Dassey’s Supreme Court team WASHINGTON DC -- Today, Brendan Dassey’s legal team filed a petition for a writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court, asking the high Court to agree to hear Brendan’s appeal. If the Court accepts
Tracy Keogh
The Wrongful Conviction of Brendan Dassey and Wisconsin's Political Divide
“The Wisconsin comeback has only just begun” tweeted Wisconsin incumbent Governor, Scott Walker. Walker was first elected Governor in the 2010 Wisconsin general election, with 8 years of reforms and pro-growth policies nowhere in sight, it begs the question ‘is he coming back from his own inadequacies?' John Doe As the 45th Governor of Wisconsin and considered somewhat of a pariah for the liberal faction and a demi-god for conservatives, Walker’s moniker is firmly steeped in
Timothy P ONeill
Confessions, case law and 50 years of silence from Supreme Court
Last August I wrote about Brendan Dassey, the teenager convicted of murder in Wisconsin along with his uncle, Steven Avery. This case was the subject of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning documentary “Making a Murderer.” The conviction was based almost solely on his confession. Dassey, a 16-year-old special education student with an IQ between 74 and 81, was involved in hours of police interrogation. He eventually confessed to murder, rape and the burning of the victim’s body. Desp
Amanda Maile
Lawyer for 'Making a Murderer' subject wants Supreme Court to review case
A lawyer for Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects in Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” said he hopes the Supreme Court will review his client's case. Steven Drizin spoke with Martin Pritikin, the dean of Concord Law School at Kaplan University, as part of a Facebook Live with about his experience with Dassey's case. The last movement on Dassey's case happened in December, when the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled police properly obtained Dassey's confession and he should r
