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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: 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/
Forensics: Execution next Thursday. ‘You cannot undo a wrongful execution’: push to halt killing of Texas man in ‘shaken baby’ case.
Lawyers scramble as Robert Roberson to be first person executed under theory now widely seen as junk science — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/09/texas-robert-roberson-execution
Forensics: A deep dive into legal protections against The Comey Indictment and Selective or Vindictive Prosecution
A primer on the powerful legal tools and the high evidentiary burden placed on defendants to use them successfully. — Read on http://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-comey-indictment-and-selective-or-vindictive-prosecution
Criminal Justice: ICE in Chicago news: Agents raid South Shore apartment building; Donald Trump says city could become military training ground
A downtown Chicago protest against ICE got underway on Tuesday night as the city braces for a possible National Guard deployment. — Read on abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-federal-agents-surround-south-shore-apartment-building-dhs-requests-military-deployment-illinois/17908911/
Forensics: Chicago DA Eileen O’Neill Burke sandbags wrongful conviction review in Cook County | Injustice Watch
Corrupt cops are the culprits once again. The DA calls them “bad apples.” State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has allowed the Conviction Integrity Unit to shrink and made it more difficult for people to have their innocence claims investigated. — … Continue reading
Forensics: Largest in Calif history. Man freed after 38 years of imprisonment settles for $25 million
Maurice Hastings, 70, who spent 38 years in prison before being found factually innocent, accepted a $25-million settlement from the city of Inglewood. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-24/man-freed-after-38-years-of-imprisonment-settles-for-25-million-in-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit
Forensics: Four toddlers died from a genetic defect. She wasn’t emotional enough. Wrongfully jailed mum freed after 20 years speaks out, revives calls for justice reform in Australia
Forensics: Non-forensic lawyers in charge. Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say | Criminal Cases Review Commission | The Guardian
Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile cases — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep/07/watchdog-fails-wrongly-convicted-prisoners-lack-forensic-expertise-experts-say
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Forensics: Bitemark fakery was acceptable? Prosecutors ask state’s highest court to reinstate death row inmate Jimmie Duncan’s conviction
Duncan’s 1998 conviction was vacated in April after a judge found it was based in part on discredited science, but prosecutors are fighting his release. — Read on veritenews.org/2025/09/01/jimmie-duncan-death-row-bail-state-supreme-court/
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