School of Law - Criminal Law
School of Law recognized as national innovator, sweeps top marks in 2025 rankings
preLaw and National Jurist magazines spotlight the school's pioneering AI lab and award A- grades in five key practice areas and success in law firm employment.
Jamaican lawyer is named Young ICCA Scholar for 2025-2026
The Young ICCA Scholarship provides one full tuition award each year for an international
School of Law professor publishes novel filled with suspense and intrigue
Scott Sundby's new novel, Wordsworth in Bogotá, marks a departure from his prolific academic body of work focusing on issues surrounding the death penalty.
Professor Scott Sundby discusses a death penalty case on the Explainer podcast
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in an Oklahoma death penalty case where the state’s attorney asked for a new trial, and the state’s highest court rejected the argument.
Summer interns in criminal law spread throughout the country
Law students are gaining real-world experience in criminal defense, prosecution, and advocacy.
Miami Law Alumna Comes Full Circle to Find Her Dream Job
Gretchen Cothron, who was the Innocence Clinic’s first fellow, is joining the Innocence Project of Florida as a staff attorney.
Professor Scott Sundby on Charging Parents for Crimes of the Child on Explainer Podcast
Criminal Law expert Professor Sundby looks at what’s behind the case of the parents who are being tried for manslaughter for a school shooting committed by their son.
Miami Law's Innocence Clinic Hosts "The True Cost of False Accusations"
The Innocence Clinic is dedicated to identifying and correcting wrongful convictions and is committed to exonerating innocent individuals and combating injustice.
Professor Tamara Lave Discusses President Trump’s Legal Woes on the Explainer Podcast
In Season 11, Episode 2, criminal law expert Professor Lave unpacks the known and the unknown of the former president’s indictments.
Innocence Clinic Team Wins CLEA Outstanding Clinical Team Award
Two law students score the coveted clinical prize for work on a complicated criminal case.
