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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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Forensics: Law. Students do the work. Notre Dame exoneration clinic notches third victory in 15 months
The clinic recently made the case that an Indiana man was wrongly convicted of a murder with “stunning similarities” to one committed by a death row inmate. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/notre-dame-exoneration-clinic-notches-third-victory-in-15-months/
Forensics: A man was wrongfully convicted — that’s why Texas paid $2.5M
Welcome to less than fair justice reform in TX. Courts found the case against Allen Andre Causey was built on false testimony and suppressed evidence. — Read on http://www.statesman.com/opinion/columns/your-voice/article/opinion-man-wrongfully-convicted-that-s-21250976.php
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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Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is Released After 27 Years on Louisiana’s Death Row – Innocence Project
Mr. Duncan was wrongfully convicted of a crime that never occurred based on now discredited bite mark and forensic pathology testimony from notorious “experts” Michael West and Steven Hayne. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/jimmie-chris-duncan-is-released-after-27-years-on-louisianas-death-row/
Forensics: Major blow to junk forensics. New Jersey Supreme Court bars ‘shaken baby syndrome’ testimony at trial
Show this to Texas governor Greg Abbott. The court ruled that there is consensus among experts regarding whether shaking alone could produce “abusive head trauma.” — Read on reason.com/2025/11/21/new-jersey-becomes-first-state-to-bar-shaken-baby-syndrome-testimony-at-trial/ Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org/blog/junk-science-has-no-borders-new-jersey-just-called-it-out
Forensics: Federal judges under attack. US Justice Department targets judicial ‘obstacles’ in immigration, antifa cases, email shows | Reuters
The U.S. Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to provide examples of “unusual judicial system obstacles” they have faced during criminal or civil proceedings tied to immigration, assaults on law enforcement or “antifa,” according to a government email reviewed by … Continue reading
Forensics: Judge Failed to Disclose Personal Ties to Prosecutor in Two Death Row Cases
Veteran prosecutor Fern Smith convicted both Tremane Wood and Richard Glossip. She calls a judge in both cases a friend. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/11/12/richard-glossip-tremane-wood-susan-stallings-judge-recusal/ New: OK governor commuted Tremane Wood hours before planned execution. https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1989027996708016511?s=12
Forensics: Illinois has the same problem. Inside LAPD’s nearly $400M settlement crisis that’s bankrupting LA
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern. — Read on lapublicpress.org/2025/11/lapd-settlements/
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