Representative Case, Policy, and Community Work
Mandel Clinic Challenges Illinois Forfeiture Law Before the United States Supreme Court
The Clinic represents a group of low-income women, who despite not having been accused of doing anything wrong, their cars were seized and impounded for more than a year by police without any opportunity to seek the return of their property before a court.
Clinic Wins Million Dollar Settlement for Homeless Man Wrongfully Accused of Murder
The Mandel Clinic worked to free a vulnerable young man who was coerced by Chicago police detectives into giving a false confession to the brutal murder of his own mother. The Clinic also exposed the identity of the real killer.