In this telling photograph, exonerated client Jarvis Ballard sits on the steps of Innocence & Justice Louisiana in New Orleans. Captured by The Advocate, it highlights both the personal journey of one man and the broader importance of advocacy organizations working to overturn wrongful convictions.

French Olympian Ysaora Thibus faced a potential four-year ban after testing positive for a prohibited substance. In a remarkable turn of events, she was cleared when she successfully argued that the contamination occurred through kissing her partner.