february 1, 2024
shanies law clients and attorneys featured on abc’s “X/ONERATEd”
ABC launched its Black History Month programming by airing an hour-long, prime-time special about one of the Firm’s proudest victories: the exonerations of Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam. ABC’s Soul of a Nation produced “X / o n e r a t e d,” telling the story of our clients, the two men wrongfully convicted for the 1965 murder of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X. In addition to Mr. Aziz and members of his and Khalil Islam’s families, David B. Shanies and Deborah I. Francois spoke about the firm’s clients and our ongoing quest for justice on their behalf. Vanessa Potkin, one of the firm’s co-counsel from the Innocence Project, spoke about the importance of robust and cooperative conviction integrity review processes. The program, which originally aired in 2022, earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage.
