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Forensics: Use of error ridden facial ID tech. For People of Color, Citizenship Offers No Protection Against ICE’s Techno Terrorism
Biometric scanners are being used by ICE to target people of color, violating their rights. Learn how these technologies are being misused in Trump’s America. — Read on http://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ice-technology-racism
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Forensics: Desktop rapid DNA. How CT forensics lab played role in Brown shooting investigation
Connecticut’s forensic lab examined ballistics and lifted a DNA profile from spent shell casings in the Brown University shooting. — Read on http://www.greenwichtime.com/connecticut/article/brown-university-shooting-ct-lab-dna-21252275.php
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Forensics: Crime. Medicine. Unethical hepatitis B research funded by US government. In Africa. Just like the horrific Tuskegee syphilis experiment.
Forensics: Medical examiner backtracks on shaken baby autopsy that sent Russell Maze to prison for life
Dr. Bruce Levy’s finding that shaken baby syndrome killed Russell Maze’s son, Alex, was critical in the Tennessee man’s murder conviction. Levy now says Maze is innocent. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dr-bruce-levy-backtrack-shaken-baby-syndrome-russell-maze-prison-rcna248219
Forensics: The Biggest Junk Science of 2025. RFKjr Vitamin A for measles to worm cleansing. And don’t forget Tylenol.
In 2025, the most high profile health quack in America was put in charge of Americans’ health. You might remember what happened next… — Read on http://www.fox26medford.com/news/politics/the-biggest-junk-science-of-2025/article_5dde9fd5-1f3e-5020-8d16-0382b8f66503.html
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Forensics: Visual exam may be negative. Study Proves MRIs Can Show Strangulation Evidence 12 Days Later
Study Proves MRIs Can Show Strangulation Evidence 12 Days Later — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/623208-Study-Proves-MRIs-Can-Show-Strangulation-Evidence-12-Days-Later/
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Forensics: The Breakthrough Policy Wins We Secured That Shaped 2025 – Innocence Project
Motivated by the work of Innocence Project’s tenacious policy team, states took meaningful steps in 2025 to make the system fairer and more accountable. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/the-breakthrough-policy-wins-we-secured-that-shaped-2025/
Forensics: The rising majority: Women in forensic investigation
Women are increasingly dominating the field of forensic science across our country, which is seen in classrooms and forensic labs along our Gulf Coast. — Read on http://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/forensic-science-investigation-women-tech/69612523
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Forensics: Attacking trial exhibits and expert opinions on cause of death. New Court Filing Alleges Prosecutorial Misconduct in Derek Chauvin Trial
New court filing alleges prosecutorial misconduct in the Derek Chauvin trial, claiming evidence manipulation and unfair testimony — Read on inews.zoombangla.com/new-court-filing-alleges-prosecutorial-misconduct-in-derek-chauvin-trial/
Forensics: Law. ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
More than a third of the roughly 220,000 people arrested by ICE officers in the first nine months of the Trump administration had no criminal histories. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-arrested-nearly-75000-people-no-criminal-records-data-shows-rcna247377
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