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Monthly Archives: October 2025
Forensics: $2000 an hour? Defendants need fund contributions. Criminal defense costs add up for Trump’s perceived enemies : NPR
For defendants facing criminal charges from the Justice Department, the costs of fighting are enormous and can reverberate for years, according to veteran attorneys. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93593/trump-justice-targets-prosecution-costs
Forensics: The sensitive forensic teams identifying bodies of Hamas’s hostages
At the Abu Kabir institute in Jaffa, doctors are using their expertise to verify the dead and return them to their Israeli families waiting to mourn — Read on http://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/hamas-hostages-bodies-return-forensic-teams-80dbf7sr6
Forensics: Pirro’s dirty tricks or honest mistakes? This case is starting to tank. Evidence issues plague trial of DC woman accused of assaulting FBI agent. (Late update: A jury has found her not guilty).
Sidney Reid is accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest outside DC Jail back in July. Federal prosecutors have had a series of evidence issues. — Read on http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/legal/sidney-reid-trial-fbi-agent-ice-arrest-dc-jail-evidence-issues-day-2/65-00adaa91-ae04-4c0c-afcf-d4696478f95c
Forensics: Texas Explosion at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab Evidence Incinerator
Oops. CONROE, TX – Explosion at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab Evidence Incinerator — Read on hellowoodlands.com/explosion-at-the-montgomery-county-sheriffs-office-crime-lab-evidence-incinerator/
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Forensics: A Personal Look at the Costs of Cuts to NPS Anthropology in the US. “Much has been lost.”
: ThA former National Park Service anthropologist reflects on the vital role of cultural anthropology to the agency’s mission. — Read on http://www.sapiens.org/culture/national-park-service-anthropology-cuts/
Forensics: FDA regime report has no data or proper peer review references. Federal agencies are studying safety of abortion drug mifepristone
By Meg Tirrell, Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN — Read on central.newschannelnebraska.com/story/53159659/federal-agencies-are-studying-safety-of-abortion-drug-mifepristone-driving-new-concerns-about-limits-on-access
Forensics: Man exonerated in Louisiana runs for Clerk of the Court position and faces lies and intimidation from the white incumbent. ‘I’ll fight for your rights like I fought for my own freedom’
‘I’ll fight for your rights like I fought for my own freedom’ | The Lens — Read on thelensnola.org/2025/10/10/ill-fight-for-your-rights-like-i-fought-for-my-own-freedom/
FAA doublespeak in real time. Work while you are unpaid or else. Don’t call in sick. We want the best and the brightest. Duffy: Absent Controllers Will Be Let Go
Transportation secretary says 53% of system delays now tied to controller shortages as FAA facilities report strain. — Read on avweb.com/aviation-news/duffy-threatens-layoffs-as-shutdown-delays/
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Forensics: Heralded NY drug raid with doctored search warrant gets the boot: Key evidence thrown out amid illegal search.
Buffalo drug case crumbles as video reveals illegal searches and planted evidence by law enforcement, raising questions about future cases. — Read on http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/investigations/2-investigates/judge-granville-staged-evidence-conducted-illegal-searches-damaged-federal-drug-case/71-1c1f085d-e636-4921-8862-c84932f7a29e
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Tagged 4th amendment, police search and seizure violation
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Forensics: Planting evidence and killing an innocent citizen. Collateral Damage, Episode One: Dirty Business
The Atlanta narcotics unit’s deadly raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/10/08/collateral-damage-episode-one-dirty-business/
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