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Criminal Law
Criminal Justice Clinic

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Biography

Professor Ross joined the Howard faculty in the Fall of 2005. She began her academic career at Boston College Law School in Massachusetts where she taught for a decade. Professor Ross writes in the area of criminal law, evidence and civil rights. Her law review articles have appeared in journals such as Northwestern’s Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology and The Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Prior to beginning her academic career, Prof. Ross was a trial lawyer and supervising attorney with the public defender’s office in Massachusetts (Worcester County) where she handled serious felony cases. Starting in 2000, Prof. Ross helped form a New England based Innocence project. She was on the board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts for over a decade. She was a regular trainer at CLE trainings in Massachusetts and she spoke at law school conferences on a variety of legal topics. While at Howard, Prof. Ross, joined by Professor Ellis and a group of dedicated students, organized a trip to New Orleans during spring break 2007 where students engaged in legal work. She has also taught at Michigan State University as a visiting Professor of Law.

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