Alison Siegler
@alisonsiegler.bsky.social
Prof and Founding Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic @UChicagolaw, Federal Defender alum, Prettyman Fellow @georgetownlaw alum
Grateful for the opportunity to speak about my Federal Criminal Justice Clinic's Freedom Denied project and how we use transformative advocacy to effect systemic change at @UChicagoLaw's first-ever Endowed Chair Lecture: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/alison-...
Alison Siegler Delivers Inaugural Endowed Chair Lecture on Transformative Advocacy and the Fight to Restore the Rule of Law | University of Chicago Law School
At the Endowed Chair Lecture marking her appointment as the Lillian E. Kraemer Clinical Professor in Public Interest Law, Alison Siegler shared the story of the Freedom Denied project, a seven-year, s...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to speak about my Federal Criminal Justice Clinic's Freedom Denied project and how we use transformative advocacy to effect systemic change at @UChicagoLaw's first-ever Endowed Chair Lecture: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/alison-...
Appreciate ABC7 giving me and my UChicago Fed Crim Justice Clinic the chance to highlight an example of the judiciary having the courage to do what the law requires and be the bulwark against incursions on our constitutional & statutorily protected rights & liberties
“This man has to be released unless the prosecutor can actually prove that there is a, quote, ‘serious risk’ that he will flee the jurisdiction if he's released and they would need to prove that by what we call a preponderance of the evidence,” Clinical Prof. @alisonsiegler.bsky.social told ABC7.
Venezuelan migrant arrested in weekend ICE raid now back in custody after judge ordered release
A Venezuelan migrant swept up in local immigration raids who was ordered released last night by a federal judge is now back in federal custody at an out-of-state immigration detention center.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Appreciate ABC7 giving me and my UChicago Fed Crim Justice Clinic the chance to highlight an example of the judiciary having the courage to do what the law requires and be the bulwark against incursions on our constitutional & statutorily protected rights & liberties
Loved having the chance to meet new Federal Public Defenders from across the country at the Baby Defender orientation seminar last week and train them on zealously litigating pretrial release using our @uchicagolaw.bsky.social Federal Crim Justice Clinic’s study: freedomdenied.law.uchicago.edu
Freedom Denied
Freedom Denied How the Culture of Detention Created a Federal Jailing Crisis
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December 17, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Loved having the chance to meet new Federal Public Defenders from across the country at the Baby Defender orientation seminar last week and train them on zealously litigating pretrial release using our @uchicagolaw.bsky.social Federal Crim Justice Clinic’s study: freedomdenied.law.uchicago.edu
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I'm happy to welcome the University of Chicago Law School, @uchicagolaw.bsky.social, to Bluesky! To celebrate the arrival of our official account, here is a starter pack with my faculty colleagues. go.bsky.app/L81ZCoX
November 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
I'm happy to welcome the University of Chicago Law School, @uchicagolaw.bsky.social, to Bluesky! To celebrate the arrival of our official account, here is a starter pack with my faculty colleagues. go.bsky.app/L81ZCoX
Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in the USSC’s Drug Sentencing Roundtable. Forty years into the failed War on Drugs, it is past time to rethink the drug Guidelines. Thankful to the Commission for hosting this conversation. 1/2
November 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in the USSC’s Drug Sentencing Roundtable. Forty years into the failed War on Drugs, it is past time to rethink the drug Guidelines. Thankful to the Commission for hosting this conversation. 1/2