FORDHAM LAW — The New York Times covered the work being done by Fordham Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic students, led by Professor Cheryl Bader, to bring mitigation videos to marginalized clients. A fairly recent defense effort, mitigation videos include interviews with the defendant, their family and friends, as well as social workers and psychologists that provide context about a defendant’s life and circumstances that led them to the charges they are facing. Most frequently employed by wealthy defendants in federal cases, Fordham Law is working in partnership with The Legal Aid Society to create mitigation videos for clients in state court who cannot afford these services.