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Forensics: Junk science reparation. Massachusetts agrees to settlement for thousands of people who were wrongfully convicted of drug charges

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has agreed to a settlement that would pay back fees associated with legal cases, probation and fines for tens of thousands of people who were wrongfully — Read on http://www.wlfi.com/content/tncms/live/

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Forensics: Last Salem ‘witch’ pardoned 329 years after she was wrongly convicted | Massachusetts

Massachusetts lawmakers formally exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr, who was sentenced to death in 1693 — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/27/last-salem-witch-pardoned-elizabeth-johnson-jr-massachusetts

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Forensics: Bad lawyers get a pass as the Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions

This clearly is a win for the pro-carceral judges Trump put onto SCOTUS. It again reveals how the Rights and Protections of due process are meaningless to this bunch. Once guilty always guilty in their pea-brain thinking regardless of incompetent … Continue reading

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Forensics: SCOTUS Opinion on Roe v Wade is ignoring science and Constitutional history.

The Court is ignoring science — Read on http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adc9968

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Forensics: “Mental illness” theorist Dr. Paul McHugh’s Junk Science Fuels Religious Right’s Longtime Attack on Trans Rights

GOP & Conservative Christians Attacking Transgender Youth Across The Country Unless you’ve been taking a deep dive into the increasing attacks on transgender and gender non-conforming people, the name Paul McHugh will not likely ring any bells. Dr…. — Read … Continue reading

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Forensics: Police blood pattern experts. Can Forensic Science Be Trusted?

A bloodstain expert’s testimony helped put him in prison. But can forensic science be trusted? — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/06/how-reliable-is-forensic-science/629632/

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Forensics: Junk science. ‘Hurricane Gun:’ Trump Asked if China Was Launching Storms at U.S. – Rolling Stone

He watches too many super hero flicks. — Read on http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hurricane-gun-china-world-war-1350638/

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Forensics: Police arson opinion “divorced from science.” After multiple appeals, Claude Garrett Sees Murder by Arson Conviction Overturned

Thirty years after a fatal fire sent Garrett to prison for life, a judge vacated his conviction, opening the door to his release. — Read on theintercept.com/2022/05/07/claude-garrett-murder-arson-conviction-overturned/

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Forensics: Border Patrol’s forensic teams being fired after ‘cover up’ allegations

After withering criticism and allegations that they have worked to “cover up” shootings involving agents, Border Patrol — Read on http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050622_critical_incident_teams/border-patrols-forensic-teams-being-eliminated-after-cover-up-allegations/

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Forensics: ‘Making an Exoneree’: Georgetown University Documentaries Highlight Wrongful Convictions

News4’s Jackie Bensen takes us to the screening made possible by a group of university students. It’s a series of documentaries that re-examine the cases of… — Read on http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/making-an-exoneree-georgetown-university-documentaries-highlight-wrongful-convictions/3043222/

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