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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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Forensics: No rockets used in this action. Boat ready for auction. Three charged after 3,715-pound cocaine bust off Miami Beach
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested. — Read on http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article313449404.html
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Forensics: Law. Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force. — Read on http://www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-police-chief-unlawful-force-ice-jobs
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Forensics: Good example of cross examination of an expert. Mostly irrelevant but lawyers will be lawyers. Tommy Zeigler: Experts give conflicting testimony in hearing
Tommy Zeigler was in court for a scheduled week-long evidentiary hearing to determine if his murder convictions from half a century ago are tossed out. — Read on http://www.wesh.com/article/conflicting-forensic-testimony-tommy-zeigler-hearing/69624527
Forensics: Incompetence or something else? DNA expert whose methods were flawed was paid $2.79M. Bermuda News
A discredited forensic scientist who analysed DNA evidence for the Crown in hundreds of criminal cases received almost $2.8 million of public funds, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The Bermuda Police Se… — Read on http://www.royalgazette.com/crime/news/article/20251202/dna-expert-whose-methods-were-flawed-was-paid-2-79m/
Forensics: Law. Racial Profiling. Tribal IDs Are Federally Recognized. ICE Agents Are Ignoring Them.
Opinion. During last year’s Idaho election, a Republican state senator lost his composure when a candidate forum turned to the topic of racism. Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate and citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, spoke plainly: Racism a… — … Continue reading
Forensics: Law. U.S. Attacked Boat Near Venezuela Multiple Times to Kill Survivors
American officials said the repeat drone strikes were carried out by Special Operations Command, and more attacks could come soon. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u-s-attacked-boat-near-venezuela-multiple-times-to-kill-survivors/
Forensics: Science. How 3M Execs Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe — ProPublica
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept … Continue reading
Forensics: Law. DA says human error. Now under state Supreme Court review. California prosecutors’ office used AI to file inaccurate motion in criminal case | California
Filing contained errors known as ‘hallucinations’, with attorneys arguing prosecutors’ office used AI in other cases — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/prosecutor-ai-inaccurate-motion
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