Conferences
Upcoming Conferences
The Science of Justice: Evidence, Error, and Exonerations
The Inaugural Conference of the Quattrone Wrongful Convictions Appellate Clinic
The Science of Justice: Evidence, Error, and Exonerations, a two-day conference hosted at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in Malibu on October 2–3, 2025. This event marks the inaugural conference of the Quattrone Wrongful Convictions Appellate Clinic, bringing together scholars, practitioners, exonerees, and advocates to explore the
intersection of science, law, and the pursuit of justice.
Thursday, October 2, 2025
12:30PM | Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System, presented by: Chris Fabricant
1:30PM | Break
3:30PM | Panel - The Future of Justice: Innovation, Innocence, and the Law
5:15PM | Evening Reception and Dinner
Friday, October 3, 2025
10:00AM | Light Breakfast and Coffee
11:00AM | Panel - Why Innocent People Confess: Understanding False Confessions
12:15PM | Closing Lunch
Past Conferences
The State of Religious Freedom Conference
June 11 - 13, 2025
The Ken Starr Institute for Faith, Law, and Public Service, in partnership with the Nootbaar Institute and the Centre for Law and Religious Freedom at Jagiellonian University, held an inaugural conference on religious liberty. This invite-only event was hosted at the Pepperdine University campus in Switzerland, the Chateau d'Hauteville in Blonday - Saint Legier.
The conference brought together religious liberty scholars, practitioners, and jurists to discuss comparative approaches to advancing religious freedom from a variety of transatlantic perspectives.
We are grateful to our sponsors at Founders' First Freedom for making this event possible.