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From Defendant to Defender: Theo Shaw, Once Almost Railroaded by the Justice System as One of the Jena 6, Is Now Officially a Lawyer
A Louisiana man whose life was almost thrown away by the criminal justice system when he was overcharged in a case that came to be known as the “Jena 6” is now officially a lawyer. Theo Shaw was sworn in to the bar of the District of Columbia on Friday, according to the New Orleans…
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‘Jena 6’ Defendant Gives University of Washington Law School Commencement Address
One of the six young men jailed for allegedly participating in a racially induced fight in Louisiana some years ago has graduated from law school and gave the commencement address Sunday. Theodore Roosevelt Shaw was 17 in 2006, one of the so-called Jena Six, who made international headlines after the charges brought against him and…