Advancing Democracy
"You Saved My Life:” A 15-year legacy of justice and redemption at ASU Law’s Post-Conviction Clinic
At the recent 15th Anniversary Alumni Reunion and Fundraiser for the Post-Conviction Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, formerly incarcerated Freddie Solano stood before a crowd filled with ASU Law faculty, clinic alumni and legal professionals, and spoke words that moved everyone in the room.
ASU Law’s Myles Lynk honored with ABA’s top ethics award
Myles Lynk, dean of the ASU Emeritus College and a professor emeritus in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has been named the 2025 recipient of the American Bar Association’s Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award. This is the ABA’s highest honor for outstanding contributions to legal ethics and professional responsibility.
ASU Law’s First Amendment Clinic helps author secure interview with civil rights leader behind bars
When author Arun Kundnani couldn’t secure an interview with jailed civil rights leader Jamil Al-Amin, formerly H. Rap Brown, he turned to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University’s First Amendment Clinic for assistance. The clinic helped him gain access to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson to meet with Al-Amin.
ASU Law student awarded Sustained Impact Human Rights Fellowship from Squire Patton Boggs Foundation and Human Rights Watch
Hannah Knight, a second-year JD student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, was awarded the Sustained Impact Human Rights Fellowship in Washington, D.C., through the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation and Human Rights Watch.
ASU Law Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center faculty win CPR’s Outstanding Professional Article Award
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution has announced the winners of its 42nd annual awards, including two members from the Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Traveling from Arizona to New York to compete at the top moot court level
Two students from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University reached the final rounds of the New York City National Moot Court Competition, which took place from January 29 to 31.
ASU Law’s D.C. Leadership Academy returns for a second year to empower students in the nation’s capital
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University’s D.C. Leadership Academy is offering students the chance to gain invaluable skills and experience in the heart of U.S. law and policy.
ASU Law faculty member joins effort to erase criminal records for deserving presidential pardon recipients, offering true second chances
In a significant step toward criminal justice reform, the Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act (H.R. 10248) has been introduced in Congress, offering new hope to those who have received presidential pardons but still face the lasting consequences of their criminal records.