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Wyoming Crime Lab problem prompts review of gun-involved prosecutions

July 31, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Wyoming Crime Lab problem prompts review of gun-involved prosecutionsRead More

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know

July 29, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should knowRead More

New Jersey Wants Your Baby’s Genes

July 22, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

New Jersey Wants Your Baby’s GenesRead More

EFF Tells Minnesota Supreme Court to Strike Down Geofence Warrant As Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Takes the Wrong Turn

July 19, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

EFF Tells Minnesota Supreme Court to Strike Down Geofence Warrant As Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Takes the Wrong TurnRead More

What happens when law enforcement wants to break into someone’s smartphone?

July 17, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

What happens when law enforcement wants to break into someone’s smartphone?Read More

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

July 15, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and FictionRead More

He Was Convicted of Killing His Baby. The DA’s Office Says He’s Innocent, but That Might Not Be Enough.

July 11, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

He Was Convicted of Killing His Baby. The DA’s Office Says He’s Innocent, but That Might Not Be Enough.Read More

There’s a junk science crisis in criminal convictions. Sonia Sotomayor calls it out in Alabama bite-mark case.

July 10, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

There’s a junk science crisis in criminal convictions. Sonia Sotomayor calls it out in Alabama bite-mark case.Read More

New AI security measure at Mall of America raises concerns for some

July 9, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

New AI security measure at Mall of America raises concerns for some Read More

A water bottle. Pizza crust. Chewing gum. How discarded DNA is used to find murder suspects

June 30, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

A water bottle. Pizza crust. Chewing gum. How discarded DNA is used to find murder suspectsRead More

Smithsonian’s “Forensic Science on Trial” Exhibition Explores What Happens When Science Enters the Courtroom

June 27, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Smithsonian’s “Forensic Science on Trial” Exhibition Explores What Happens When Science Enters the CourtroomRead More

Baltimore Brings Back Controversial Cellphone Hacking System

June 27, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Baltimore Brings Back Controversial Cellphone Hacking SystemRead More

DNA lab error in Rohnert Park killing prompts mistrial. Inaccuracy could upend hundreds of other cases

June 25, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

DNA lab error in Rohnert Park killing prompts mistrial. Inaccuracy could upend hundreds of other casesRead More

NYPD’s ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System Overwhelmingly Sends Officers to Locations Where No Confirmed Shooting Occurred, New Audit Uncovers

June 21, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

NYPD’s ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System Overwhelmingly Sends Officers to Locations Where No Confirmed Shooting Occurred, New Audit UncoversRead More

Substitute expert witness testimony is inadmissible in Arizona drug case, SCOTUS says

June 21, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Substitute expert witness testimony is inadmissible in Arizona drug case, SCOTUS saysRead More