Phone: (434) 924-4153

E-mail: bgarrett@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): Civil procedure, civil rights, complex litigation, constitutional law, criminal procedure, federal courts, policing, remedies, torts, wrongful conviction, class actions, equal protection

All Courses: Post-conviction Remedies, Civil Procedure

Current Course(s): Civil Procedure (J), Civil Rights Litigation, Corporate Crime

In the media:

• "Va. DNA Project is in Uncharted Territory" (Washington Post, 08/17/2008)
• "Lessons from DNA" (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 07/09/2008)
• "Post-Ashcroft Bill would tighten hiring of Corporate Monitors" (New Jersey Lawyer, 04/04/2008)
• "DOJ Issues Guidelines on Corporate Monitors" (Law.com, 03/11/2008)
• "DOJ Issues Guidelines on Corporate Monitors" (Blog of Legal Times, 03/10/2008)
• "Proposed Reforms Shown to Work" (The Columbus Dispatch, 02/24/2008)
• "Mukasey Had Been Overseer Finalist" (The Washington Post, 01/30/2008)
• "Charlottesville–Right Now" ("Charlottesville–Right Now" on WINA 1070 AM , 08/15/2007)
• "Troy Davis' 'Day in Court' Brought Travesty of Justice" (Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, 08/08/2007)
• "Innocents in Prison" (The Atlantic Monthly, 08/07/2007)
• "DNA Exonerations / A Look at the First 200 Cases" (Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 08/06/2007)
• "The DNA 200/DNA Exonerations Spotlight Problems with Judicial System" (Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star, 08/03/2007)
• "Blind Justice Often Error Prone" (The Virginian-Pilot, 07/30/2007)
• "Securing Innocence" (Baltimoresun.com, 07/29/2007)
• "Death? Avoid Two Wrongs / In 1989 Case, Questions Can't Go Unanswered" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 07/25/2007)
• "Wrongful Convictions Studied/U.Va. Expert Identifies Failures in Cases of 200 People Cleared by DNA" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 07/23/2007)
• "Study of Wrongful Convictions Raises Questions Beyond DNA" (The New York Times, 07/23/2007)
• "Mistaken IDs Spur Most Bad Convictions" (ABA Journal, 07/23/2007)
• "Structural Reform Prosecution" Review" (CrimProf Blog, 07/05/2007)
• "Judge Mulls Class Action Certification for DNA Suit" ((Charlottesville) Daily Progress, 07/17/2006)
• "Death Penalty Cases: Judging Innocence" (co-author) (The National Law Journal, 01/09/2006)