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Forensics: Ignoring Congress And Law. American Indian College Fund Raises Alarm Over Plan to Shift Native Programs Away From the Dept. of Education | Education
In wake of Tuesday’s announcement that the Trump administration is dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, the American Indian College Fund is warning that the Trump administration’s plan to transfer more than a dozen federal education programs… — Read on … Continue reading
Forensics: What First Amendment? The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/11/23/prairieland-ice-antifa-zines-criminalize-protest-journalism/
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Forensics: Major blow to junk forensics. New Jersey Supreme Court bars ‘shaken baby syndrome’ testimony at trial
Show this to Texas governor Greg Abbott. The court ruled that there is consensus among experts regarding whether shaking alone could produce “abusive head trauma.” — Read on reason.com/2025/11/21/new-jersey-becomes-first-state-to-bar-shaken-baby-syndrome-testimony-at-trial/ Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org/blog/junk-science-has-no-borders-new-jersey-just-called-it-out
Forensics: Just released after 25 years on death row. Jimmie Duncan going home A bitemark quack dentist put him in prison.
The 2009 expose’ of this case from journalist Radley Balko. We have spent decades on this case. https://reason.com/2009/03/24/forensics-fraud/
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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: 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: 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: Israeli forensics head discusses identifying slain hostages | The Jerusalem Post
In addition to identifying hostages, Institute of Forensic Medicine Director Dr. Chen Kugel spoke about the moment he found himself identifying the body of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar. — Read on http://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-873165
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