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Forensics: Crime Lab Scandal. State forensic science commission blasts UIC over rogue crime lab | Injustice Watch
The commission called on UIC (Univ of Chicago) to conduct a proper audit of its lab, which has been responsible for nearly two dozen wrongful DUI convictions. Bad equipment, methods, and testimony. — Read on http://www.injusticewatch.org/project/forensic-failures/2026/forensic-science-commission-criticizes-uic-lab/
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: 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: Crime. Law. Lawyers begin tracker to monitor abnormal DOJ criminal charges : NPR
Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribution. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2026/02/18/g-s1-110397/justice-department-tracker-abnormal-criminal-charges
Forensics: $11M spent to correct. Former Colorado crime lab scientist pleads not guilty to mishandling evidence.
Prosecutors filed 102 charges against former analyst Yvonne Woods after an internal investigation uncovered irregularities that called into question a decade’s worth of test results. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/former-colorado-crime-lab-scientist-pleads-not-guilty-to-mishandling-evidence/
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: ‘Unconscionable cruelty’: MPs call for miscarriage of justice compensation – The Justice Gap
‘Unconscionable cruelty’: MPs call for miscarriage of justice compensation – The Justice Gap — Read on http://www.thejusticegap.com/unconscionable-cruelty-mps-call-for-miscarriage-of-justice-compensation/
Forensics: Targeting debunked forensics, Oregon lawmakers propose narrowed wrongful conviction bill. 43% of wrongful convictions based on junk science like bitemarks.
Targeting debunked forensics, Oregon lawmakers propose narrowed wrongful conviction bill | The Outlook — Read on theoutlookonline.com/2026/02/05/targeting-debunked-forensics-oregon-lawmakers-propose-narrowed-wrongful-conviction-bill/
Forensics: Law. San Diego law students take on potential wrongful conviction cases. CA Innocence Project attorneys provide expertise.
The University of San Diego is partnering with The Innocence Center to examine potential wrongful convictions. — Read on http://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/02/usd-innocence-clinic-wrongful-conviction-california-prison
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