Featured Cases

The Anthony McKinney Case (subpoena case)

We Expose Wrongful Conviction of Chicago Area Man Incarcerated for 31 Years -- Prosecutors Respond with Subpoenas

18 Media Organizations Support Our Fight to Quash Prosecutors' Subpoenas (January 11, 2010)

Newly Released Recordings Cast Further Shadow Over Murder Conviction (March 5, 2010)

New Evidence About Old Suspect Disclosed in Anthony McKinney Case (June 23, 2010)

THE LATEST: "Fight still on over NU Journalism students' notes" (The Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2010)


The Henry Watkins "Hank" Skinner Case (Texas case)

Will Texas Soon Execute Another Innocent Man? Our Reporting Challenges Verdict As Clock Ticks

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Skinner's Execution with 47 Minutes to Spare (March 24, 2010)

"Last chance to prove my innocence," Skinner tells Medill student-reporters (May 2, 2010)

Supreme Court Takes Skinner Case: Ruling on DNA Testing Expected Next Term (May 24, 2010)

BREAKING NEWS: Jurors Who Convicted Skinner: Test the DNA Evidence (June 10, 2010)


The Willie T. Donald Case (Gary case)

Second Chance for Gary, Indiana Man Imprisoned for 17 Years

THE LATEST: Will New Science Crack Old Case? DNA Testing Underway on Evidence Discovered by Students (January 24, 2010)