Professor Rosenthal Filed Brief in Supreme Court
July 20, 2009
Professor Lawrence Rosenthal, working with the State and Local Legal Center in Washington, D.C., filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the International City/County Management Association, and the International Municipal Law Association in the case of Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, in which the Court will decide if prosecutors can be held liable for damages stemming from a wrongful conviction. The brief argues that liability for damages would unfairly punish the taxpayers and be an ineffective solution to the problem of wrongful convictions.