CIP on the Big Screen A film chronicling the story of California Innocence Project exoneree Brian Banks is in the works. Learn More

Professor Glenn Smith Comments on Recent Wave of Illegitimate Criticism of Federal Judges in LA Times Op-Ed California Western Professor Glenn Smith authors an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, examining claims of racial and political bias hurled at federal judges by the Trump administration. Learn More

California Western Students Receive Scholarships in Recognition of Service to Asian Community

CWSL students are awarded scholarships at the 2017 Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego (PALSD)/Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego (FALSD) annual dinner, based on past, current, and future service to the Asian/Pacific Islander communities.

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California Innocence Project Client Guy Miles Exonerated After 18 Years in Prison

The California Innocence Project (CIP) at California Western School of Law has won another major victory in its ongoing mission to free the wrongfully convicted with the exoneration of Guy Miles, who served 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

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Alumna Takes on Trump University, Earns $25 Million Settlement…While Working for Free Alreen Haeggquist '02 and her fellow partners at Zeldes Haeggquist & Eck recently won $25 million in a class-action lawsuit against Trump University, agreeing to waive attorneys' fees to allow more funds to go to the plaintiffs. Learn More