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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

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit

June 21, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suitRead More

ICE’s SmartLINK app tracks migrants by the thousands. Does it work?

June 13, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

ICE’s SmartLINK app tracks migrants by the thousands. Does it work?Read More

Detecting Drugs in Hair: Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?

June 11, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Detecting Drugs in Hair: Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?Read More

Aged 10 Years: Whiskey in the Courtroom marks first decade

June 7, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Aged 10 Years: Whiskey in the Courtroom marks first decadeRead More

Google to start permanently deleting users’ location history

June 6, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Google to start permanently deleting users’ location historyRead More

Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions

June 6, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictionsRead More

North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case units

May 22, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case unitsRead More

Do children have a right to hug their parents?

May 13, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Do children have a right to hug their parents?Read More

An AI tool used in thousands of criminal cases is facing legal challenges

May 3, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

An AI tool used in thousands of criminal cases is facing legal challengesRead More

NC police errors with license plate cameras brought wrongful arrests, $70K to women

May 2, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

NC police errors with license plate cameras brought wrongful arrests, $70K to womenRead More

Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police Reports

April 23, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police ReportsRead More