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Unraveling Injustice: Insights from the Courtroom and the Wrongfully Convicted
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Detroit Mercy Law, Atrium
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Conviction Integrity Clinic invites you to join a discussion on wrongful convictions. Join us for a candid conversation with Tony Isho and the stakeholders who pursued and secured his release. Reception following.
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Discover Detroit Mercy Law Day
Friday, October 17, 2025, 1 - 4 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. You will have the opportunity to hear from Director Henning and Director Winbigler about the application process and choosing a law school, 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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26th Annual McElroy Lecture on Law and Religion
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 5 - 7 p.m., Detroit Mercy Law, Room 226
“Next Steps for Church Autonomy”
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. Professor Stephanie Barclay, will examine emerging frontiers in church autonomy jurisprudence across several critical contexts: the doctrine's application as a defense to defamation suits arising from religious discipline, tensions between ministerial exception principles and employment protections, the use of collateral appeals to prevent process as punishment in autonomy disputes, and proper judicial deference to internal religious governance.
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2025 Detroit Mercy special Law Review Symposium
Monday, November 10, 2025, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Detroit Mercy Law, Room 226
“Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Exploring the Legal Issues Surrounding Deadly Shipwrecks and Honoring the 50th Anniversary of a Great Lakes Tragedy”
The 2025 University of Detroit Mercy Law Review Symposium invites you to join a special symposium on the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Exploring the Legal Issues Surrounding Deadly Shipwrecks and Honoring the 50th Anniversary of a Great Lakes Tragedy.
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