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Forensics: Crime. Texas Mother Is Exonerated After 22 Years for a Crime That Never Happened – Innocence Project
Texas Mother Is Exonerated After 22 Years for a Crime That Never Happened – Innocence Project — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/carmen-mejia-exonerated-texas-22-years/
Forensics: Law. Trump administration charges 30 more people for Minnesota church protest | Donald Trump News
A “house of worship” law? The expanded indictment targets protesters who rallied at Cities Church in St Paul against Trump’s immigration surge. — Read on http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/trump-administration-charges-30-more-people-for-minnesota-church-protest
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. Courts. DOJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court | Trump administration | The Guardian
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases
Forensics: Perjury. ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting – POLITICO
Officers claimed they were attacked, prompting one to open fire. — Read on http://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/ice-minneapolis-shooting-assault-00780839 Here is the video from the dash cameras.
Forensics: Tainted Testimony: Discredited FBI bullet analysis freed one man while leaving another behind bars.
Decades after the FBI discontinued the use of controversial forensic science, there’s a push to review past convictions — Read on http://www.kxii.com/2026/02/09/tainted-testimony-discredited-fbi-bullet-analysis-freed-one-man-while-leaving-another-behind-bars/
Forensics: Crime. Newsom urges California law enforcement to investigate possible federal agent crimes
The likely presidential contender is continuing to vocally push back on the Trump administration. — Read on http://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/newsom-urges-california-law-enforcement-to-investigate-possible-federal-agent-crimes-00751293
Forensics: Rehab. Shocking. Recidivism rates are very high for ex-prisoners.
A new nonprofit organization that helps formerly incarcerated individuals reenter society will show a documentary that includes Roosevelt Myles, a wrongfully — Read on chicagocrusader.com/fundraiser-for-ex-prisoners-program-to-show-film-on-roosevelt-myles/
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