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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: Incarceration. ICE Detention Centers Face Huge Backlash—Before They’ve Even Been Built
Turns out ICE has bad PR.
— Read on www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-detention-centers-face-huge-backlash-before-even-built
Forensics: Crime. OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago –
ChatGPT maker opted against informing authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June
— Read on www.wsj.com/us-news/law/openai-employees-raised-alarms-about-canada-shooting-suspect-months-ago-b585df62
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Forensics: Law. Crime. HS First Amendment Protest Gets Slammed in Quakertown. DA Investigating Police Chief.
Forensics: Crime. Courts. DOJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court | Trump administration | The Guardian
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases
Forensics: Law. A total clown show. Real DAs shocked. Grand jury rejection deals blow to Trump
Grand jury rejection deals blow to Trump
— Read on www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/grand-jury-rejection-deals-blow-to-trump/gm-8E2A5B1B43
Forensics: Talk about pissed off. Trump to speak after Supreme Court struck down global tariffs – follow live – BBC News
The Supreme Court ruled with a 6-3 majority that Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/live/c0l9r67drg7t
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Forensics: Looking at fingerprints, firearms and shoe prints for the last 100 years. New Database Documents a Century of Court Decisions on Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony – Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
New Database Documents a Century of Court Decisions on Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony – Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
— Read on wcsj.law.duke.edu/news/new-database-documents-a-century-of-court-decisions-on-forensic-expert-evidence-testimony/
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, Forensic Science
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Forensics: Crime. Law. Lawyers begin tracker to monitor abnormal DOJ criminal charges : NPR
Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribution.
— Read on www.npr.org/2026/02/18/g-s1-110397/justice-department-tracker-abnormal-criminal-charges
Forensics: Good Info. NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases | NIST
The reference material is the first to include mixtures of high-quality and degraded DNA from different individuals.
— Read on www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/02/nist-releases-new-forensic-genetic-reference-material-help-crime
Forensics: “Haven of fraud.” Bondi and Blanche take credit for ongoing case with local agencies.
Office of Public Affairs | Fraud Tourists Plead Guilty to Minneapolis Medicaid Fraud | United States Department of Justice
— Read on www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fraud-tourists-plead-guilty-minneapolis-medicaid-fraud
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, US Crime labs
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FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 