Amendment I (Amendment to Article II of the Constitution and Bylaws)

Until this amendment is repealed [or amended] the IPNRC project’s stated mission will
be to:
To advocate on behalf of the wrongfully accused, exonerated, and condemned and it shall
achieve its mission by means including, but not limited to:
A. Presentations, including panels of speakers, on developing issues in the field of
criminal defense by defense attorneys, prosecutors, professors, scientists,
exonerees and anyone with specialized knowledge and experience relevant to the
field;
B. Sponsorship of community service programs for the benefit of the wrongfully
accused, exonerated, and condemned;
C. Communication and participation with relevant University and non-University
organizations, including but not limited to the national Innocence Project, the
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, the Justice Project, the Innocence Network and
every University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
student group and student government association; and
D. Dissemination of information to, and, to the extent deemed possible,
sponsoring attendance for, Members regarding conferences and educational
opportunities relevant to criminal defense and wrongful conviction related issues.
E. Creation of a framework to provide competent assistance to the Mid-Atlantic
Innocence Project and its clients with a focus on taking advantage of current
David A. Clarke School of Law clinics to assist exonerees with successful
reintegration in to the community.

Amendment II (Amendment to Article III of the Constitution and Bylaws)

The project shall be open to all interested University of District of Columbia David A.
Clarke School of Law students, faculty, and members of the public regardless of race,
sex, religion, sexual orientation, or political affiliation. Only University of the District of
Columbia Members may vote in meetings and amend or abolish the bylaws. The
organization’s Faculty Advisor shall have the authority to dismiss members who, in the
judgment of the Faculty Advisor, fail to demonstrate sufficient commitment to the timely
and competent completion of IPNRC mission goals.

Amendment III (Amendment to Article IV of the Constitution and Bylaws)

Under all circumstances, the duties of the President shall include:
1) Maintaining all official communication with University of the District of
Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, and Student Bar Association officials;
2) Ensuring proper organizational chartering, financing, and provision of
programming in accordance with UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, and
Student Bar Association procedures;
3) Securing at least one faculty advisor and maintaining communication with any
and all advisors.
Amendment IV (Amendment to Article VI of the Constitution and Bylaws)
Under the currently amended purpose of the IPNRC, Article VI’s operations
requirements will be non-operational, unless and until the Constitution and Bylaws are
amended to reincorporate factual investigations of innocence and direct legal
representation of prisoners. As currently amended, the proposed mission does not
include representing individual prisoners in claims of innocence. However, the
prohibition of students representing individual prisoners (either individually or as
representatives of the law school) remains in effect.
Under the currently amended purpose of the IPNRC, Article VI’s operations requirement
now includes operations necessary to support the purposes described in Amendment 1.
Amendment V (Amendment to Article V of the Constitution and Bylaws)
If at any time the IPNRC lacks a President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer then
the Faculty Advisor may appoint new officers or, upon notice to all members, a special
election may be held to elect officers.