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Forensics: Junk Science. Jimmy Genrich’s 1993 Murder Charges Dismissed – Innocence Project
Mr. Genrich has spent 34 years wrongfully convicted of murder based on invalidated toolmark evidence, and now remains incarcerated on lesser charges due to a filing deadline technicality. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/jimmy-genrichs-1993-murder-charges-dismissed/
Forensics: Exonerated duo warn of ‘junk science’ in Shaken Baby Syndrome cases through new podcast
Josh Burns and Andrew Roark know firsthand how a single criminal charge can upend a life — especially one they say never should have been filed. “Our core message is what happened to us can happen to… — Read on … Continue reading
Forensics: Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these chatbots (LLMs) are willing to commit academic fraud.
Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds. — Read on http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00595-9
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: 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: Junk forensics. Hair. Hawaii man fights 34-year-old rape conviction based on debunked forensics
A bombshell 2009 report suggested widespread errors in the FBI’s crime labs in the late 1980s and early 1990s, leading to convictions over potentially scientifically unsound evidence. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-man-fights-34-year-old-rape-conviction-based-on-debunked-forensics/
Forensics: Junk Tylenol lawsuit by State AG. Nuclear verdicts land Texas on Judicial Hellhole Watch List – Texas – The Black Chronicle
Nuclear verdicts land Texas on Judicial Hellhole Watch List – The Black Chronicle — Read on blackchronicle.com/southwest/texas/nuclear-verdicts-land-texas-on-judicial-hellhole-watch-list/
Forensics: Science publishers earn millions in profits. I need a raise.
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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. No exception for rape and incest. South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure
South Carolina lawmakers are holding a hearing on a near-total abortion ban that removes exceptions and could send pregnant people who receive an abortion to prison. — Read on abcnews.go.com/Health/south-carolina-lawmakers-debate-abortion-bill-imprison-people/story
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