STCL Houston was recently awarded the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Champion of Justice Legal Award at the 2024 Race Matters Seminar in Baltimore. The award was presented to STCL Houston to recognize the professors and students who were instrumental in convincing the U.S. Army to overturn the convictions of 110 Black soldiers that stemmed from the Camp Logan riots in 1917.
“What we tolerate, we teach. A century ago, our nation deprived the 24th Infantry Regiment of their right to due process under the very Constitution they had sworn to defend. And for more than 100 years, we have accepted those tainted verdicts as acceptable. Now, for the first time in more than 100 years, justice has been served.” – President and Dean Michael F. Barry
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