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Injustice Revealed: Stories of Wrongful Conviction and Exoneration
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Detroit Mercy Law, Room 226
Detroit Mercy Law’s Conviction Integrity Clinic invites you to join a candid discussion on wrongful convictions. Join Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King for a thought-provoking conversation about his acclaimed book, Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida. Michigan exonerees will also share their personal experiences with wrongful conviction, incarceration and exoneration. Together, the panel will explore the human cost of injustice and the critical role that lawyers and communities play in advancing justice. Presented as part of the University of Detroit Mercy’s 150th anniversary celebration, this powerful discussion reflects the University’s commitment to service, justice and community engagement while highlighting how persistence in the pursuit of truth can help bring wrongful convictions to light. Reception following in the atrium.
More Info & Register: https://2026injusticerevealed.eventbrite.com
Discover Detroit Mercy Law Day
Friday, October 16, 2026, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Detroit Mercy Law, in-person
Prospective students and their guest(s) are invited to come to our campus in Downtown Detroit to learn more about Detroit Mercy Law. The event will take place from 1 to 4 pm on Friday, October 16. You will have the opportunity to hear from Grace Henning and Stephanie Winbigler, Directors of Admissions, about the application process and what Detroit Mercy Law looks for in an applicant as well as take a mock law class with a Detroit Mercy Law professor, and take a tour of the building with a current student.
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27th Annual McElroy Lecture on Law and Religion
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 5:00 PM, Detroit Mercy Law, Room 226
Reception in atrium immediately following lecture
The McElroy Lecture on Law and Religion series provides a forum for prominent thinkers and leaders to address fundamental issues of law, religion and society. This year’s lecture, titled “What Is Justice For? Law, Power, and Human Dignity” will be presented by Jelani Jefferson Exum, Dean & Rose DiMartino and Karen Sue Smith Professor of Law, St. John's University School of Law. What does justice require of a legal system that has the power to punish, police, and profoundly shape people’s lives? Drawing on her scholarship on sentencing, racial justice, and policing, as well as her experience leading mission-focused law schools, Dean Jefferson Exum will explore the relationship between legal power, human dignity, and the purposes of justice. Her lecture will address the values that should guide the exercise of legal power and the role of legal education in cultivating an understanding of lawyers’ responsibility to preserve human dignity.
Learn more and RSVP at: 2026McElroyLecture.eventbrite.com