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Saul Kassin, PhD
Why SCOTUS Should Examine the Case of "Making a Murderer’s" Brendan Dassey
Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to weigh in on the case of Brendan Dassey, convicted “co-star” of the 2015...
Marty Tankleff
Not all teens who confess are guilty
Editors Note: Marty Tankleff, J.D., was sentenced to prison for the murder of his parents before his conviction was overturned nearly 18...
Leah Litman
Making A Murderer Makes Its Way To The Supreme Court
Last week, Williams v. Louisiana settled with an agreement that resulted in the release of Corey Williams. Williams, for those who may...
Tracy Keogh
Brendan Dassey: The Road to Freedom
“Do you think I’ll be back by 1.29pm, I have a project due in sixth hour” 4,281 days have passed, and Brendan is still waiting, “……. I...
Jim Hagerty
‘MAKING A MURDERER’: COULD BRENDAN DASSEY CONFESSION HAVE BEEN SUPPRESSED?
Although former defense lawyer Len Kachinsky says he made a valiant attempt to suppress Making a Murderersubject Brendan Dassey’s 2006...
Tracy Keeling
‘Making a Murderer’ documentary is having a huge impact on court cases
In the US, a prospective juror for a murder trial has been eliminated, for watching the documentary series ‘Making a Murderer’. The...
Wyatt Kozinski
Third Degree Lite: The Abuse of Confessions
Photo: G20 Voices This year 20 million viewers of Making a Murderer had ring-side seats to the interrogation of Brendan Dassey. The video...
Eugene Volokh
Entire 7th Circuit court will rehear the ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal
Brendan Dassey is escorted out of a Manitowoc County Circuit courtroom, in Manitowoc, Wis., in 2006. (Morry Gash/Associated Press) The...
Tracy Keogh
Brendan Dassey and Wisconsin's Kangaroo Court
18 months ago, if you had asked me who Justice Abe Fortas was, or to cite the Supreme Court Justices of the United States, I would have...
Jim Hagerty
LITTLE HOPE FOR WISCONSIN DOJ IN BRENDAN DASSEY CASE [OPINION]
A lot has transpired this month in the two criminal cases connected to the Netflix docu-series Making a Murderer. Steven Avery’s...