Charles McCrory was sent to prison for his wife's murder 40 years ago. Now, a federal judge said his 1985 trial was unfair.

A disgraced forensic scientist who was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for deleting and manipulating DNA data in Colorado criminal cases handled 462 cases…

Here is the latest from Dr. Squier saying how she was “targeted”  for her adversarial stance opposing another doubtful forensic method popular with some law enforcement agencies and pro…

A warning to bitemark experts that has been ignored by the AAFS and its flesh bite experts. This was published in the forensic dental newsletter of the ABFO.

Katie Smith, whose murder conviction was based on what’s increasingly seen as junk science, is fighting for her freedom.

The controversial practice of using forensic hypnosis in Texas courtroom was almost banned when it passed unanimously the legislature. But then Gov. Abbott vetoed it. — Read on www.tpr.org/news/202…

An attorney for the family of Nolan Wells says the parents have not refused to cooperate with investigators and will provide the teen’s cellphone to the district attorney once a forensic protocol is a...

The legal team for the family of Nolan Wells are pushing back on any suggestion the family has not cooperated with the investigation into his death. Attorney Ben Crump and other members of the family’...

DPI’s ​“What to Know” series exam­ines cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment from mul­ti­ple angles, one top­ic at a time. Each install­ment pro­vides essen­tial facts...

After investigators ruled 31-year-old high school counselor and coach Kelsey Harris’ death a suicide in 2021, her mother, Kellee, said she was not convinced the inquiry had answered the most important...

A new bill introduced last week in the US Congress could put some “teeth” into creating and then enforcing federal standards for the practice of 11 forensic disciplines either criticize…

Robert Wallace Lyons was released Friday after 37 years behind bars. His arrest in 1989 and subsequent murder conviction rested on discredited forensic science.

I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.

In a radio program last week, on the first day of the Jamal Khashoggi trial, I was asked what the sentiment of the people on the street in Turkey was...

Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was settled by the Justice Department with an agreement to create a $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund that has since been scrapped.

MAHA.

Prosecutors want to confirm whether or not DNA found on evidence is not a match to Douglas Carter, but a defense attorney said findings so far "exonerated" him. "The only consideration which [ought] t...

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros appeared before a federal judge Thursday morning. There are questions over the top prosecutors handling of a sealed case involving a ...

Wrongful convictions have long been the most expensive kind of police misconduct in Chicago, costing taxpayers $131.5 million in the first six months of 2026, according to an analysis of city data by ...

The ME says a row of teeth on one of two gator heads matches the bite marks on the 31-year-old who died after she was attacked while swimming in a Central Florida river.

Othram, lab used to identify Kohberger and solve Lady of the Dunes cold case, could now test DNA in Murdaugh trial.

This has been going on for decades. Largely to excuse excessive force used by police. Excited delirium: junk science used to distract from police killings – Halifax Examiner — Read on www.hal…

Prosecutors are pleased with convictions.  Defendants appeal. Sometimes defendants win. Then the prosecution re-prosecutes. Double jeopardy? Nope. Welcome to San Bernardino’s halls of justice…

Justice Cade Cole wrote on behalf of the seven-member court that new evidence presented by Duncan’s legal team left no doubt that his conviction should be overturned.

Earlier this week, the ongoing FBI forensics scandal — in which it was determined that hundreds of convictions were handed down based on flawed hair

JonBenét Ramsey’s loved ones are still looking for answers nearly 30 years after she was murdered in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, in December 1996. As the case still remains unsolved, Ramse...

House Bill 6092 is sponsored by Representative Kara Hope (D-Holt) and co-sponsored by 16 state representatives. Senate Bill 1035 is sponsored by Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and co-sponsored by fo...

Robert Lyons was convicted in 1990 of killing Lori Stabenow at a Eugene motel. His conviction, based on bitemarks, has been vacated.

A new state law lists bite-mark analysis as a discredited forensic science, and Oregon Department of Justice attorneys agreed that under the law the conviction of Robert Lyons should be vacated. The L...

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony counts stemming from accusations that she manipulated and omitted data to...

“The criminalization of nearly everything.” Podcast by journalist Radley Balko explaining the excessive amount and the maze of state and federal laws being overbroad, vague and nearly i…

Behind the mounting evidence of crimes against Palestinians are the lawyers braving harassment and violence.

A Revolutionary War soldier who died at the Battle of Camden in 1780 has been identified, solving one of America's oldest "John Doe" mysteries.

Mangione, accused CEO killer, withdraws mental health defense plans for now https://t.co/40Gzzo4sBB

Mangione's lawyers reverse course on psychiatric defence in state murder trial https://t.co/prYhAzW8Xx

An RCFP attorney is representing Mississippi Today in its fight for public access to the judicial records.

A former Ohio judge was sentenced Monday to 60 days in the county jail and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to tampering with records, so that she could steer court business to a friend.

A law enforcement document obtained by The Intercept shows police scan social media looking for posts opposing AI data centers.

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Defense attorneys filed a motion through which they will seek to recoup attorneys' fees for the now-former defendants, days after Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced his office had dismis...

SPRINGFIELD — People who have been exonerated in Illinois would have a clearer path to financial stability and support under a landmark measure led by State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. that has passed ...

The lessons of the FBI failures in microscopic hair and bloodstain pattern analyses are clear.

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