Category Archives: criminal justice reform

Forensics: Rogue cops versus law students. Cooley Law School Innocence Project Assists in Release of George Calicut, Jr.

Posted on March 21, 2026 by csidds

Cooley Law School’s Innocence Project collaborated with others in the release of George Calicut Jr., who spent 27 years in prison wrongully convicted. — Read on http://www.legalreader.com/cooley-law-school-innocence-project-assists-in-release-of-george-calicut-jr/

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Forensics: Guess who is winning DOJ dismissals of fraud charges? Pam Bondi’s lawyer brother Brad.

Posted on March 11, 2026 by csidds

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Forensics: Crime. Texas Mother Is Exonerated After 22 Years for a Crime That Never Happened – Innocence Project

Posted on March 10, 2026 by csidds

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/

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Forensics: Law. Trump administration charges 30 more people for Minnesota church protest | Donald Trump News

Posted on February 27, 2026 by csidds

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

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Forensics: Law. A Supreme Court Win Didn’t Free Richard Glossip. But This Judge Could.

Posted on February 25, 2026 by csidds

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/

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Forensics: Incarceration. ICE Detention Centers Face Huge Backlash—Before They’ve Even Been Built

Posted on February 22, 2026 by csidds

Turns out ICE has bad PR. — Read on http://www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-detention-centers-face-huge-backlash-before-even-built

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Forensics: Crime. Courts. DOJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court | Trump administration | The Guardian

Posted on February 21, 2026 by csidds

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

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Forensics: Perjury. ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting – POLITICO

Posted on February 13, 2026 by csidds

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.

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Forensics: Tainted Testimony: Discredited FBI bullet analysis freed one man while leaving another behind bars.

Posted on February 10, 2026 by csidds

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/

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Forensics: Crime. Newsom urges California law enforcement to investigate possible federal agent crimes

Posted on January 28, 2026 by csidds

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

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