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Monthly Archives: November 2025
Forensics: Remembering Dr. Edward Blake, Pioneer Scientist Who Rewrote Boundaries of Justice – Innocence Project
A tribute to the pioneer whose science reshaped the courts and restored freedom to the wrongly convicted. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/remembering-dr-edward-blake-pioneer-scientist-who-rewrote-boundaries-of-justice/
Forensics: Pure extortion. Kennedy’s junk science puts Tylenol — and Trump — on Trial
Extreme claims about Tylenol are making their way into courtrooms across America. — Read on thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5602170-kennedys-junk-science-puts-tylenol-and-trump-on-trial/
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Forensics: Horrific. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content – Oklahoma Watch
Utter BS . Another DOGE~like move to “save” women from “gender extremism.” This is gibberish and cripples what little publicity about the ongoing tragedy of missing indigenous women in the US. #MMIW What Happened Task Force Creation Trump signed an … Continue reading
Forensics: Speaker Mike Johnson’s Louisiana distict has a much worse murder rate but Chicago is the target. Northern District of Illinois | U.S. Attorney’s Office and Other DOJ Components Provide Update on Increased Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies to Combat Violent Crime in Chicago
Northern District of Illinois | U.S. Attorney’s Office and Other DOJ Components Provide Update on Increased Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies to Combat Violent Crime in Chicago | United States Department of Justice — Read on http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/us-attorneys-office-and-other-doj-components-provide-update-increased-federal
Forensics: Federal judges under attack. US Justice Department targets judicial ‘obstacles’ in immigration, antifa cases, email shows | Reuters
The U.S. Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to provide examples of “unusual judicial system obstacles” they have faced during criminal or civil proceedings tied to immigration, assaults on law enforcement or “antifa,” according to a government email reviewed by … Continue reading
Forensics: Cops hid DNA evidence. Tulsa to pay man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1991 $26.5 million
The Tulsa City Council on Wednesday approved paying $26.25 million to a man who spent more than two decades in prison for a rape he did not commit. — Read on http://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/13/tulsa-ok-paying-26-million-william-henry-jamerson-wrongful-conviction-rape/87251052007/
Forensics: Right to Counsel. Judge tosses criminal case over funding shortfall tied to US government shutdown
A California federal judge has dismissed a criminal case after finding that the defendant’s constitutional right to counsel was violated by a funding shortfall that left private attorneys who serve as court-appointed defense lawyers unpaid since July. — Read on … Continue reading
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Forensics: Judge Failed to Disclose Personal Ties to Prosecutor in Two Death Row Cases
Veteran prosecutor Fern Smith convicted both Tremane Wood and Richard Glossip. She calls a judge in both cases a friend. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/11/12/richard-glossip-tremane-wood-susan-stallings-judge-recusal/ New: OK governor commuted Tremane Wood hours before planned execution. https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1989027996708016511?s=12
Forensics: Annual Wrongful Conviction Summit increases awareness of inequalities in legal system
Hosted in the UMich Union, the event aimed to increase awareness of wrongful convictions and highlight inequalities in the legal system. — Read on http://www.michigandaily.com/news/government/annual-wrongful-conviction-summit-increases-awareness-of-inequalities-in-legal-system/
Forensics: Im jealous. Chico State to Break Ground on New Human Identification Laboratory – Chico State Today
Excellence in research and education. Too bad US forensic dentists have no equivalent. Their specialty is dieing. Rapid DNA testing human remains leads the way. When completed, the new 28,600-square-foot facility will replace the existing laboratory and enable the team … Continue reading
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