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  • r  in an unjust or unfair manner
    the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed
    people who were wrongfully imprisoned should be released

  • He was wrongfully accused of second degree murder.
  • Take the case of retired journalist John Seigenthaler, a former assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who was wrongfully accused of involvement in the assassination of .
  • After Tim Cole, death-penalty loving Texas has come up with a generous program to compensate the wrongfully convicted.
News & Articles

  • Father’s Day Without My Dad, a Prisoner of Conscience in China
    I haven’t been able to give my dad a present since 1999, when he was wrongfully arrested in China. But when I think of my dad, there are two symbols of our deep bond that I picture: one, an old … The post Father’s Day Without My Dad, a Prisoner of Conscience in China appeared first on The Epoch Times .
    June 16, 2013 - The Epoch Times
  • A Freed Man, an Ex-Wife and a Lawsuit
    Steven Phillips of Dallas spent 24 years behind bars before DNA tests determined he had been wrongfully convicted of sex crimes.
    June 15, 2013 - New York Times
  • Man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1984 released from prison
    A Jackson County judge has ordered the release of a man wrongfully convicted of rape and robbery in 1984. A second man was charged this week in connection with the attack.
    June 14, 2013 - FOX 19 Cincinnati
Quotes

  • Al Sharpton in CBS News
    If Ms. Williams has, in fact, fabricated her story, then I urge your office to vindicate any wrongfully convicted individuals,Sharpton wrote.
  • Barack Obama in Chicago Tribune
    I'm not advocating caps on malpractice awards, which I personally believe can be unfair to people who've been wrongfully harmed,Obama said, adding that he wants to scale back "defensive medicine."
  • Rick Perry in ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII
    James Lee Woodard was wrongfully convicted for a crime he did not commit,Perry said. "My action today cannot give back the time he spent in prison, but it does end this miscarriage of justice."

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