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‘There were higher hopes’: Did the FBI fail in trying to resolve civil rights cold cases?
Paula Johnson, professor in the College of Law and co-director of the Cold Case Justice, was interviewed by the Beauregard Daily News for the article “‘There were higher hopes’: Did the FBI fail in trying to resolve civil rights cold…
Cold Case Justice Initiative Commemorates 10th-Year Anniversary
The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law commemorated over 10 years of seeking justice and accountability for racially motivated crimes during the Civil Rights Era with an awards dinner on Sept. 29 at the college. Professors…
Finding Justice in a Cold Case
Janis McDonald, a law professor and co-founder of the Cold Case Justice Initiative at Syracuse University, recently spoke with the Associated Press about a racially-inspired murder from the 1940s that remains unsolved to this day. The case has been re-opened…
Co-Director Cold Case Justice Initiative Writes Op-Ed on Presidential Leadership
Paula C. Johnson, professor of law and co-director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote an op-ed for The Huffington Post entitled Maintaining the Audacity of Hope
CCJI Lauds Passage of Emmett Till Act in House
The House of Representatives passed S. 2854, the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016, by voice vote during its evening session on Wednesday, Dec. 7. But unless further action is taken this week by the U.S….
Cold Case Justice Initiative Calls DOJ Closure of Frank Morris Murder Case a Failure
The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law has learned that the Department of Justice is closing the investigation into the 1964 death of Frank Morris. Through one of its standard, hand-delivered letters, the Cold Case Unit…
Samuel and Carol Nappi establish fund to expand College of Law’s Cold Case Justice Initiative
Sam and Carol Nappi have given a $250,000 gift in support of the Cold Case Justice Initiative.
Families of Civil Rights Era murder victims come together for SU Cold Case Justice Initiative event in Atlanta
Syracuse University College of Law’s Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) held a series of activities this past Friday and Saturday in Atlanta for the families of victims of unsolved murders in Mississippi and Louisiana dating back to the Civil Rights Era….
SU College of Law’s Cold Case Justice Initiative hosts ‘Never Too Late For Justice’ event April 24 in Atlanta
On April 24, Syracuse University College of Law’s (SU) Cold Case Justice Initiative will host “Never Too Late For Justice” at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Legendary singer, civil rights activist Mavis Staples to perform at SU Feb. 27
Mavis Staples, a Grammy Award-nominee, will bring her inspirational music and experiences to Syracuse University on Saturday, Feb. 27.