Speaking

When Innocence Is Not Enough

Valena Beety is a legal scholar and innocence litigator examining how wrongful convictions and the criminalization of identity shape who is judged guilty.

Speaking Topics

When Innocence Isn’t Enough
How wrongful convictions happen—and why they persist even in the face of evidence
Criminalizing Identity
The legal targeting of pregnancy, motherhood, and queer identity in today’s courts
Junk Science and the Courtroom
How flawed forensic evidence continues to shape life-or-death outcomes
The Future of Justice After Dobbs
What changing laws mean for bodily autonomy and criminal prosecution
Inside the Innocence Movement
Stories from the frontlines of exoneration and systemic reform

Invite Valena to Speak

Beety has presented at leading institutions and conferences including the Law and Society Annual Conference, Fordham Law School, Vanderbilt Law School, the National Innocence Network Conference, and the AALS Annual Conference, among many others.

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