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Steven A Drizin

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Steven A Drizin

@SDrizin

Director Emeritus @NorthwesternCWC /Clinical Professor of Law Writes abt. police interrogations, false confessions & wrongful convictions #MakingaMurderer

Chicago, IL

Joined October 2014

Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Oct 3, 2019
When Chief Judge Diane Wood saw the interrogation of Brendan Dassey, it "made her skin crawl." When former Solicitor General Seth Waxman saw the March 1 interrogation, his "blood ran cold." Gov. Evers, take your time, watch the interrogations, read the record. Right this wrong.
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Jan 12, 2019
UK interrogators are 30 years ahead of US interrogators. Since 1984, all interrogations are recorded, all disabled suspects and youth have “appropriate adults” and lying is prohibited. We need to inherit their “common law” of interrogations again.
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Aug 4, 2019
After 46 years in prison, my friend and client has taken over the tailoring shop at St. Leonard’s House in Chicago. He told me : “I could make a 3 piece suit from a bedsheet”. I said “Michael, no one wears 3 piece suits anymore.” He said: “I will bring them back into style.”
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Jan 4, 2019
This is truly amazing. Scott Walker goes 8 years without visiting a single correctional facility. Tony Evers plans to visit a juvenile prison in his first week on the job. One cannot really understand the "mass incarceration" problem unless one walks in the shoes of an inmate.
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Jun 22, 2017
THIS JUST IN. 7th Circuit AFFIRMS Judge Duffin in 2-1 decision. This round goes to Brendan Dassey 2-1 (Judge Hamilton dissenting).
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Nov 6, 2018
My daughter just texted me. She was sooo excited. "Dad," she said, "I'm so proud of you." A felt a tear forming in my eye. It was going to be one of those unforgettable daddy-daughter moments. Then she burst my balloon: "Dad", she said, "you have 10,000 twitter followers......"
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Feb 17, 2019
It happened again. This time in Phoenix. A judge came up to @lauranirider & said "I'd have suppressed Dassey's confession." It's like the UK police officers who said they'd have been fired if they'd interrogated a teenager like that." I keep hoping that youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Oct 3, 2019
This is one headline I can safely say I never thought I would see in my life. Kim Kardashian uses influence to advocate for Brendan Dassey clemency wbay.com/content/news/K… @NorthwesternCWC #BringBrendanHome
Kim Kardashian uses influence to advocate for Brendan Dassey clemency
From wbay.com
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Oct 4, 2019
Brendan's supporters were not swayed by a movie. MAM was a point of entry but many used it to dig deeper into the case. Others like me, @lauranirider, Seth Waxman, Dr. Sally Miles, 4 federal judges, et al. dug deep & found injustice in the record. Dig deep, Gov. Evers. Dig deep.
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Apr 1, 2019
Kachinsky hired Michael O'Kelly for the polygraph. On 5/13, in an effort to get Dassey to confess, O'K lied & told Dassey he failed the test (but later told Kachinsky results were "inconclusive.") When our expert looked at O'K's results - he found BD passed with "flying colors."
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Dec 6, 2018
I can’t go anywhere with Laura Nirider in the UK without someone stopping & praising her for her representation of Dassey. We were spotted today at the British museum at the:
en.wikipedia.org
Holy Thorn Reliquary - Wikipedia
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Aug 12, 2016
It's TRUE. Federal court granted the writ. Brendan Dassey must be released or be brought to trial within 90 days.
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Nov 25, 2019
Dassey awaits decision on request for Teresa Halbach murder clemency from Gov. Tony Evers postcrescent.com/story/news/201… via @postcrescent We -- and Brendan -- are so lucky to have the amazing Kasia Majerczak on Team Dassey.
postcrescent.com
Dassey awaits decision on request for Teresa Halbach murder clemency from Gov. Tony Evers
Brendan Dassey's social worker relates how he is coping with prison life and waiting for a decision on his clemency case.
Steven A Drizin
@SDrizin
Dec 4, 2018
Will Netflix recreate the magic of @MakingaMurderer with The Innocent Man? Dropping almost 3 years to the day of MAM's release, "The Innocent Man" promises to be your next true crime smash. @NorthwesternCWC's Gregory Swygert represents Tommy Ward.