The misuse of dental and medical “science” for police purposes in the US.
Civil rights groups file a complaint for federal agencies to disclose info about discredited scientific methods used to determine minors’ age
— Read on prismreports.org/2024/10/02/migrant-minors-sent-to-adult-detention/
FDA medical examiner Frances Oldham wanted data that would show that thalidomide was safe to use during pregnancy. It wasn’t
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/medical-sleuthing-identified-the-dangers-of-thalidomide/
“Just because they don’t have any next of kin doesn’t mean they have no voice.”
— Read on maxhouck.substack.com/p/cut-up-and-leased-out
Chicago wrongful conviction settlements could reach the billions of dollars, on top of $750 million for policy brutality and convictions since 2000.
— Read on abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-wrongful-conviction-calamity-leaves-taxpayers-hook-fortune-claims-possibly-billions-dollars/15327607/
The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information about capital punishment.…
— Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/article-of-interest-former-u-s-judge-andy-lester-calls-on-oklahoma-to-implement-reforms-to-badly-broken-capital-punishment-system-before-continuing-executions
Over the centuries, a flawed and controversial forensics tool known as the “floating lung test” or lung float test has sent innocent women accused of infanticide to the gallows.
— Read on phys.org/news/2024-09-qa-lung-accurate-law-professor.html
A Texas man lost his final appeal to avoid execution, based on a conviction his lawyers say is based on debunked junk science.
— Read on theweek.com/law/texas-execution-shaken-baby-syndrome
This US state is approaching $1B in exon awards over 2 decades.
https://chicagocrusader.com/wrongfully-convicted-man-awarded-over-50m-in-federal-court/
