ABA to sponsor National Homeless Court Summit in DC
The American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty will hold a National Homeless Court Summit in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12-13.
The summit will convene judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, homeless services providers and persons with lived experience to discuss best practices for homeless court programs that remove legal barriers to housing, employment and stability.
Sessions will address topics such as common challenges when building a homeless court community, lessons learned, how to get more funding and how to use technology to simplify data collection.
Kimberly Mitchell, senior adviser to the Secretary of Veterans Service Organizations Liaison at the Department of Veterans Affairs, will give the keynote address on Monday.
For additional information, visit www.americanbar.org
Innocence Project schedules exoneree panel discussion
Exonerees will tell their stories of wrongful conviction during the Western Michigan University Cooley Innocence Project panel discussion on Thursday, Sept. 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at WMU-Cooley Law School in Lansing.
WMU-Cooley exonerees participating include Ken Nixon, 2021; Gilbert Poole, 2021; Corey McCall, 2021; George DeJesus (and his brother Melvin DeJesus), 2022; and Ramon Ward, 2020.
In addition to talking about the bond that exonerees have developed, the panelists will share their thoughts on causes of, and statistics surrounding wrongful convictions.
The event is in honor of International Wrongful Conviction Day on Oct. 2. The observance began as an effort of the Innocence Network to redress the causes of wrongful convictions, and supporting the exonerated after they are freed.
The WMU-Cooley Innocence Project is part of the Innocence Network which has been credited with the release of over 375 wrongfully convicted prisoners, mainly through the use of DNA testing.
WLAM plans Virtual Speed Networking event
The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan will host a Virtual Speed Networking event on Thursday, Sept. 29, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
To register, visit https://womenlawyers.org and click on “events.
Contact Kirsten Silwanowicz, WLAM programming chair at kirsten.silwanowicz@gmail.com for additional information.
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