Having witnessed firsthand the discrimination encountered by her parents as Mexican immigrants, pathbreaking attorney Maria Villa ’86 was an early advocate for equity and inclusion in both the legal academy and the legal profession. “I saw the injustices. I saw a lot of double-standards that made me think, ‘That shouldn’t be; that’s not fair,’” said Villa. Read more>> 

Prof. Laurie Levenson and Loyola Project for the Innocent Client Obie Anthony, founder of Exonerated Nation, recently joined alumnus Dan Forouzan '11 for a special edition of his Shmoozin' with Forouzan podcast dedicated to the LPI's work and how it impacted the life and work of Anthony, its first client. Watch>>