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.
Hosted in the UMich Union, the event aimed to increase awareness of wrongful convictions and highlight inequalities in the legal system.
— Read on www.michigandaily.com/news/government/annual-wrongful-conviction-summit-increases-awareness-of-inequalities-in-legal-system/
Excellence in research and education. Too bad US forensic dentists have no equivalent. Their specialty is dieing. Rapid DNA testing human remains leads the way.
When completed, the new 28,600-square-foot facility will replace the existing laboratory and enable the team to meet local, state, and national demand for its services.
— Read on today.csuchico.edu/chico-state-to-break-ground-on-new-human-identification-laboratory/
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-21/immigration-enforcement-hurt-operation-southla
In addition to identifying hostages, Institute of Forensic Medicine Director Dr. Chen Kugel spoke about the moment he found himself identifying the body of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar.
— Read on www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-873165
He also had strong opinions about people’s “god-given” rights to eat a hotdog and flirt with someone who isn’t their spouse.
— Read on gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo-says-a-surveillance-state-is-preferable-to-china-winning-the-ai-race-2000683144
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after faith leaders were denied entry to the building for the third time on Friday.
— Read on blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/feds-tell-faith-leaders-no-more-prayer-outside-broadview-facility/
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
— Read on theintercept.com/2025/11/04/youtube-google-israel-palestine-human-rights-censorship/
Who is too old to have kids? It aint the mother.
Misogyny in science creates problems for everyone, especially mothers.
— Read on www.idsnews.com/article/2025/11/opinion-science-reproductive-misinformation-misogyny-iu-bloomington-indiana
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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