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Forensics Canada: Bitemarkers run amok; Courts and DAs prefer case precedence over science.
This is a 50 page UBC Law Review narrative on the inadequacies of courts to recognize junk “forensic” experts. Battling Canadian bitemarkers leave a trail of exaggerated claims and criminal case law that is blind to scientific principles.
Forensics: Medicine. ‘One year of failure.’ The Lancet slams RFK Jr.’s first year as health chief : NPR
“A generation to correct….”
In a scathing review, the top US medical journal’s editorial board warned that the “destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair.”
— Read on www.npr.org/2026/02/28/nx-s1-5730372/one-year-of-failure-the-lancet-slams-rfk-jr-s-first-year-as-health-chief
Posted in Medical errors, Medicine
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Forensics: Home Chem 101 lab ‘He is not a terrorist’: 17-year-old college kid in Irvine hazmat probe poses no threat, lawyer says.
The family described the teenager as an academically advanced student interested in biology and chemistry, according to their attorney.
— Read on www.ocregister.com/2026/02/28/teenager-in-irvine-hazmat-probe-poses-no-threat-family-lawyer-says/
Posted in criminal justice, Forensic Science
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Forensics: Medicine. Surgeon General candidate never had a license. Listen to this physician take on this idiocy.
Posted in Medical errors, Medicine
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Forensics: Military. Company has answer to the WH ban on AI named Claude. Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a ‘Supply Chain Risk’
Anthropic says it would be “legally unsound” for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.
— Read on www.wired.com/story/anthropic-supply-chain-risk-shockwaves-silicon-valley/
Forensics: Law. Trump administration charges 30 more people for Minnesota church protest | Donald Trump News
A “house of worship” law? The expanded indictment targets protesters who rallied at Cities Church in St Paul against Trump’s immigration surge.
— Read on www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/trump-administration-charges-30-more-people-for-minnesota-church-protest
Forensics: Chemical Weapons. Portland can fine ICE building owner $5,000 each time federal officials deploy chemical munitions
Portland can fine ICE building owner $5,000 each time federal officials deploy chemical munitions – OPB
— Read on www.opb.org/article/2026/02/27/portland-fine-ice-building-chemical-munitions-deployed/
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, U.S. cold cases
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Forensics: Crime scene blood stains can be damning—even after cleaning
Cleaning blood from a violent crime scene can complicate crime scene investigations, particularly when accurate evidence is required for a conviction in court. A new study led by Flinders University, published in the Australian …
— Read on phys.org/news/2026-02-crime-scene-blood-damning.html
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