In law, we sometimes talk about a bell that can't be un-rung. Once you hear the bell toll, you can't un-hear it. False accusations can never be taken back, and their impact is felt for generations.

A recent report found that during the horrible saga, at least 13 people died by suicide, and thousands more suffered disastrous consequences. Many drained their bank accounts to mount a legal defense, some were imprisoned, and many endured media reports declaring them thieves.

But by that point, more than 1,000 people had been wrongly prosecuted, and thousands more were blamed and shamed. The Criminal Cases Review Commission has called it "the most widespread miscarriage of justice . in British legal history.".

For 13 years, innocent postal workers were blamed and prosecuted for financial discrepancies at their offices. Nearly 20 years after the first prosecution, an investigation revealed that the financial errors were actually the fault of a flawed computer system, not the accused.

An allegation or criminal prosecution can devastate a person's life, even if the case is ultimately dismissed. In Britain, thousands of people continue to suffer from a horrific scandal where wrongful accusations lasted for over a decade.

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(3) training law students to become the next generation of criminal defense lawyers devoted to serving their clients and seeking justice. If you are interested in learning more or discussing opportunities to partner with our Clinic, I would love to speak with you.

The Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of Houston Law Center will have three main goals: (1) providing pro bono legal representation to people charged with crimes to ensure that they receive justice; (2) supporting and engaging with underserved local communities; and . .

Thank you to the Foundation, @UHLawDean, and everyone else who has entrusted me with this great privilege.

I am thrilled to share that I have been appointed Director of the Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of Houston Law Center, thanks to a generous gift from the @BeyGood Foundation, a charity funded by singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

The new BOP Director, William K. Marshall III, declared that this policy will empower federal prisons to "release more people who are ready to return to society" by maximizing the "availability of home confinement to those who qualify.".

Yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced a new policy that may provide relief for thousands of federal prisoners (although it remains to be seen how well the BOP will implement this directive).

A deceased man's family recently used AI to create a statement from the deceased to the judge. The family "used the technology to recreate his image and voice likeness to 'talk' to the courtroom about his life and the day he met [the man] who shot him.".

RT @ScottGreenfield: Never confuse support for constitutional rights with support for the underlying conduct.

Under the normal rules, a financial institution must file a CTR for each transaction in currency of more than $10,000. Under this new obligation, the threshold drops to $200 for 30 zip codes along the southwest border.

I had not seen much coverage about this, but the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) lowered the Currency Transaction Report (CTR) requirements from $10,000 to $200 for 30 zip codes in California and Texas.

I appreciate clear, direct legal writing, so I was struck by this recent opening to an opinion written by Judge Don Willett of the Fifth Circuit: it identifies the type of case, the legal issue(s), the key facts, and the holding. This type of introduction is a gift to the reader.

I came across a new book on legal writing, and it has been wonderful so far. As @RyanMcCarl says in the book, "writing skills can be taught and learned," and I love reading good books on the subject. No matter how far my writing progresses, it can always improve.

The attorney should have moved to suppress the phone evidence because the search exceeded the scope of the warrant. (h/t: .

Last week, the New York Supreme Court found a criminal defense attorney ineffective for failing to file a suppression motion. Police had gotten a warrant to seize the defendant's cell phone and return it to the court, but they instead searched the phone.