Federal Jury Awards $120 Million To 2 men Calsely Convicted
Chicago SunTimes – Federal jury awards $120 million to 2 men falsely convicted in 2003 murder https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/03/10/federal-grand-jury-awards-120-million-to-2-men-falsely-convicted-in-2003-murder ABC 7 – Chicago jury awards $120M to two men wrongfully convicted in 2003 murder https://abc7chicago.com/post/wrongful-conviction-cases-john-fulton-anthony-mitchell-wrongfully-convicted-murder-christopher-collazo-awarded-120m/16003681/ New York Times – Jury Awards $120 Million to Illinois Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/chicago-murder-wrongful-conviction-award.html?unlocked_article_code=1.304.g3tK.oMvEg6llHIxG&smid=url-share Loevy Press Release https://www.loevy.com/press-release-fulton-mitchell-verdict/
Andrea Lyon appears on Beat The Prosecution
What do hearts, dragons, and a defender general have to do with beating the prosecution? Join us as Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense and DUI lawyer Jon Katz talks with powerhouse, trailblazing criminal defense attorney, teacher, and reformer Andrea Lyon ( https://www.lyonkerr.com/ – in Chicago) on how she effectively and persuasively fights like hell for her clients. Jon
Andrea Lyon appears on Not So Famous in NJ Episode 47
If you’ve ever been a client of attorney Andrea Lyon, then you know why the Chicago Tribune named her the Angel of Death Row. Then again, it also means you made it to death row. Yikes! Tune in for some riveting true crime drama by clicking below EPISODE 47: The Angel of Death Row
Andrea Lyon appears on the BBC: Women fighting for justice on death row
Nelufar Hedayat meets two women from the US and Pakistan representing people on death row. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4twj
Andrea Lyon discusses Fixing Legal Injustice with Sasha Ann Simons on NPR
New book argues the U.S. needs a ‘Defender General’
Fixing Legal Injustice in America book discussion with Doug Passon on “Set for Sentencing”
Andrea Lyon and Doug Passon discuss bipartisan criminal justice reforms and Lyon’s new book, Fixing Legal Injustice in America: The Case for A Defender General on the United States. Here is a 6 minute video summarizing the book: YouTube link: (900) Fixing Legal Injustice in America with Andrea Lyon – YouTube
Smarter Spending on Criminal Justice Reform and Services for Litigators
“In our current criminal justice reform process, fixing one facet of failure at a time is like placing bandaids on bullet holes.” Andrea Lyon
Andrea Lyon Appears on the podcast “Set for Sentencing” with Doug Passon
Listen here to Andrea Lyon’s appear on Episode #37 of Set for Sentencing with Doug Passon
Andrea Lyon Interviewed on ABC 7 Chicago, Presents Book Discussion at Chicago Public Library with Tony Thedford
Andrea Lyon interviewed on ABC 7 Chicago on the anniversary of the end of the death penalty in IL. 20 years after commuting sentences for all prisoners on Illinois’ death row, former Gov. George Ryan has no regrets – ABC7 Chicago Social Justice lawyers, Andrea Lyon and Tony Thedford, discussed Lyon’s new book and bipartisan criminal
Chicago Sun Times 12-9-2022
Ending Wrongful Convictions will take more than piecemeal reform. Letter to the Editor by Andrea Lyon The fact that so many people are wrongfully convicted because of police misconduct in Illinois and other states illuminates a failure of larger dimensions. In an editorial last week, the board rightfully pointed out that prisoners released from incarceration