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Forensics: Junk Science. SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling.
Justice Samuel Alito relied on misleading data about racial voter turnout rates in his recent ruling that hollowed out the Voting Rights Act. — Read on http://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-used-faulty-racial-voter-turnout-data-to-shred-voting-rights-act-in-recent-ruling/
Forensics: Jimmie Duncan’s wrongful conviction used junk forensics experts. “The Cadaver King and and The Country Dentist.”
Great book on Amazon. Here’s a YT look at the case. youtu.be/PIT_kFtCZ7E
Forensics: Medicine. Two men sentenced in $522M Medicare genetic testing fraud scheme
Fox News blames this on Biden. These investigations take years to develop and prosecute. Two Georgia men were sentenced for orchestrating a $522 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme involving fake genetic tests, kickbacks and falsified medical records. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: Total idiocy. AI models are choking on junk data
The quest for more training data has created a glut of low-quality junk data that could derail the promise of physical AI. — Read on fortune.com/2026/05/03/ai-models-are-choking-on-junk-data/
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Forensics: Crime. Trump Bulldozed Ancient Archeological Site for Second Border Wall
DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the 1,000-year-old archeological site to make sure it was protected, a local said. — Read on theintercept.com/2026/04/30/arizona-archeological-site-bulldozed-border-wall/
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Forensics: Ballistics anyone? New court filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at White House press gala | CBC News
Propaganda vs facts. A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. — … Continue reading
Forensics: Desperate for something to appeal. Idaho Kohberger defense rebukes expert over alleged breach | Idaho Statesman
“His reliability should be seen through the lens of this conduct,” attorneys for convicted Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger said. — Read on http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article315567100.html
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Forensics: Abuse and murder. Multiple men ‘drugged and raped’ at Epstein’s secretive New Mexico ranch | The Independent
Local survivors have come forward for the first time as New Mexico presses on with its reopened investigation into the isolated Sante Fe property — Read on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-zorro-ranch-new-mexico-b2966231.html
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Forensics: Diplomatic scandal. Mexico’s president weighs action after CIA agents killed in crash following drug lab raid
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government is still investigating a potential violation of national security laws in the incident. — Read on http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-military-unaware-cia-agents-killed-crash-drug-lab-raid-sheinbaum/
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Forensics: South Africa. Still using hair analysis? New lab not enough: Union urges more forensic experts amid 13,000 case backlog
This US FBI method has been debunked 10 years ago. Thousand of false convictions were affected. KZN police face 13,000+ forensic case backlog as union urges clear timelines; new Mayville lab aims to speed up investigations. — Read on http://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/union-urges-forensic-experts-amid-13000-case-backlog/
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