California had to change state law to allow courts to admit an expert’s change of testimony to be new evidence.
Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-russell-maze-shaken-baby-conviction-appeal
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the senators demand that she keep federal agents from arresting people who are simply exercising “a core First Amendment right.”
— Read on chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/30/dhs-kristi-noem-tammy-duckworth-dick-durbin-ice-agents-filming-arrests
A judge just ordered a federal agent back to Chicago after learning he drove a key piece of evidence more than 1,000 miles away.
— Read on www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-agent-shot-woman-chicago-drove-work-suv-maine-judge-demands-return
Strange how crime went up after the WH praised its deployment to Los Angeles.
— Read on www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/02/103885/
This title is a bit over the top. Broader validation testing yet to be done.
Researchers at Maynooth University have achieved a forensic milestone by revealing fingerprints on fired bullet casings using a safe electrochemical process. The method uses mild voltage and non-toxic materials to make hidden ridges visible within seconds. Effective even on aged casings, it could help investigators connect evidence directly to a suspect rather than just a weapon.
— Read on www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011206.htm
Systems being deployed in Chicago by federal agencies.
Health Impacts of Crowd-Control Weapons: Acoustic Weapons – PHR
— Read on phr.org/our-work/resources/health-impacts-of-crowd-control-weapons-acoustic-weapons/
The process could help police narrow suspect lists in investigations.
— Read on tvpworld.com/89798333/polish-researchers-help-develop-dna-forensic-tool
Forensic tests ruled that the three bodies transferred from Gaza by the Red Cross do not belong to Israeli hostages; an Israeli official said Hamas still violates its duty to return the bodies of fallen captives
— Read on www.ynetnews.com/article/skmkre7ywe
The Israeli military has killed more than 100 Palestinians since the “ceasefire” and still faces no accountability while western media remains largely silent
— Read on www.qasimrashid.com/p/israel-executes-9-year-old-palestinian
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