PURSUING JUSTICE

Jeffrey Toobin Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism  We will explore this newly published book by Jeffrey Toobin. He has written 8 books, this one being his 9th. Toobin was a legal analyst for CNN for twenty years and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book puts the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in historical context. It was the worst attack of...

Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism  We will explore this newly published book by Jeffrey Toobin. He has written 8 books, this one being his 9th. Toobin was a legal analyst for CNN for twenty years and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book puts the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in historical context. It was the worst attack of domestic terror...

Marking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of Florida: Looking  Ahead Seth will discuss the future of his nonprofit organization, its recent cases of exoneration and the goals for the future.

Wrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of Justice Stephanie Spurgeon was operating a day care in her home. One of the children in her care died and Stephanie was convicted of manslaughter in 2008. Her sentence was 15 years. Thanks to the Innocence Project of Florida, she was released from prison, having served 8 years. The child’s death was caused by a brain hemorrhage linked...

: Wrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of Justice Show Description: Stephanie Spurgeon was operating a day care in her home. One of the children in her care died and Stephanie was convicted of manslaughter in 2008. Her sentence was 15 years. Thanks to the Innocence Project of Florida, she was released from prison, having served 8 years. The child’s death was caused by a bra...

: Marking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of  Florida Seth Miller has been part of The Innocence Project of Florida for 17 years becoming Executive Director in 2007. Looking back, he will tell us about the project’s early years, highlight its accomplishments and talk about some of the first cases IPF took on

Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

Johnny Hincapie and his legal team (Baree Fett and Gabriel Harvis)

Johnny Hincapie and his legal team (Baree Fett and Gabriel Harvis)

Distinguished Professor Dr. Saul Kassin

Distinguished Professor Dr. Saul Kassin

Guest Name: Distinguished Professor Daniel Medwed email: d.medwed@northeastern.edu BARRED:WHY THE INNOCENT CAN’T GET OUT OF PRISON Part 2 Professor Daniel Medwed is a professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1995 and is a legal analyst for WGBH. His focus is the topic of wrongful conviction. He is a founding member of the Innocence Network, a consorti...

Distinguished Professor Daniel Medwed BARRED:WHY THE INNOCENT CAN’T GET OUT OF PRISON by Daniel Medwed Professor Daniel Medwed is a professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1995 and is a legal analyst for WGBH. His focus is the topic of wrongful conviction. He is a founding member of the Innocence Network, a consortium of Innocence Projects around the...

Topic:”The Exonerated” (cast members) Show Description:Paulette is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and serves on the Board of the Ridgefield Theater Barn where the play was presented in the Fall of 2022. She is a playwright, production manager and director.    Chris began appearing on stage at age 47, having been a member of S.A.G. since 2007. He’s acted on TV and in film. He a...

Topic:”The Exonerated” (cast members) Show Description:Paulette is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and serves on the Board of the Ridgefield Theater Barn where the play was presented in the Fall of 2022. She is a playwright, production manager and director.    Chris began appearing on stage at age 47, having been a member of S.A.G. since 2007. He’s acted on TV and in film. He a...

George Croom email: grifporter@gmail.com The Exonerated (cast member)   “The Exonerated” in Ridgefield, CT. He is also a director, voice teacher, music director of over 300 shows in the ti-state area. We will discuss his role in the play.

: : BETH YOUNG Email:  young.artistic@ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org PHONE: (203)984-7589 WEBSITE: ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org Beth directed “The Exonerated”. She is native to CT, teaches theater arts to children, seniors and people behind bars. In addition to directing, she is an actor, playwright and a Registered Nurse. 

Professor Margaret Burnham teaches law at Northeastern University and is the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University School of Law. A civil rights lawyer, a defense attorney and a judge, she is the author of the new book: By Hands Not Known:Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners. Between 1920~1960 in the South there is a piece of history that is both...

Professor Margaret Burnham teaches law at Northeastern University and is the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University School of Law. A civil rights lawyer, a defense attorney and a judge, she is the author of the new book: By Hands Not Known:Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners. Between 1920~1960 in the South there is a piece of history that is both...

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Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various...

Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various...

Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various...

Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various...