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Forensics: Chemical Weapons. Portland can fine ICE building owner $5,000 each time federal officials deploy chemical munitions
Portland can fine ICE building owner $5,000 each time federal officials deploy chemical munitions – OPB — Read on http://www.opb.org/article/2026/02/27/portland-fine-ice-building-chemical-munitions-deployed/
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Forensics: Crime scene blood stains can be damning—even after cleaning
Cleaning blood from a violent crime scene can complicate crime scene investigations, particularly when accurate evidence is required for a conviction in court. A new study led by Flinders University, published in the Australian … — Read on phys.org/news/2026-02-crime-scene-blood-damning.html
Forensics: Military. AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations | New Scientist
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases — Read on http://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/
Forensics: Law. A Supreme Court Win Didn’t Free Richard Glossip. But This Judge Could.
A year since his legal victory — and after six judges recused themselves — Richard Glossip is asking a new trial judge to release him from jail. — Read on theintercept.com/2026/02/25/richard-glossip-judge-natalie-mai-oklahoma/
Forensics: Incarceration. ICE Detention Centers Face Huge Backlash—Before They’ve Even Been Built
Turns out ICE has bad PR. — Read on http://www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-detention-centers-face-huge-backlash-before-even-built
Forensics: Crime. OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago –
ChatGPT maker opted against informing authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June — Read on http://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/openai-employees-raised-alarms-about-canada-shooting-suspect-months-ago-b585df62
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Forensics: Law. Crime. HS First Amendment Protest Gets Slammed in Quakertown. DA Investigating Police Chief.
centralbucksnews.com/news/2026/feb/21/da-launches-independent-probe-into-quakertown-police-response/
Forensics: Law. A total clown show. Real DAs shocked. Grand jury rejection deals blow to Trump
Grand jury rejection deals blow to Trump — Read on http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/grand-jury-rejection-deals-blow-to-trump/gm-8E2A5B1B43
Forensics: Looking at fingerprints, firearms and shoe prints for the last 100 years. New Database Documents a Century of Court Decisions on Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony – Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
New Database Documents a Century of Court Decisions on Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony – Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law — Read on wcsj.law.duke.edu/news/new-database-documents-a-century-of-court-decisions-on-forensic-expert-evidence-testimony/
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Forensics: Crime. Law. Lawyers begin tracker to monitor abnormal DOJ criminal charges : NPR
Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribution. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2026/02/18/g-s1-110397/justice-department-tracker-abnormal-criminal-charges
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