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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: 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/
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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
Forensics: Another ICE related death. Near blind. 57 years old. Released 5 miles from home. In Buffalo. In a blizzard.
Reprehensible. He was missing for 5 days.
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