The IPAT Clinic is working with the First Amendment Coalition to unseal records in the notorious case of John Cowell, who is accused of killing 18-year-old Nia Wilson and attempted murder of her sister on a BART transit platform in Oakland, CA. The case has attracted national attention. Last week, the San Jose Mercury News published an article about the stabbing, quoting Professor Susan Seager and IPAT Certified Law Student Amy Chi. Ms. Chi will argue a motion to unseal documents in the case this Friday in Alameda County Superior Court.
Read the story here: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/12/nia-wilson-bart-murder-case-first-amendment-group-fights-to-unseal-docs/