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A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records

August 4, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police recordsRead More

Sex Offenders With Autism Face Obstacles In Federal Prison

July 31, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Sex Offenders With Autism Face Obstacles In Federal PrisonRead More

How Faulty Drug Test Turns New Parents’ Lives Upside Down

July 27, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

How Faulty Drug Test Turns New Parents’ Lives Upside DownRead More

NJ public defender’s office sues over ‘secret’ state police DNA database

July 23, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

NJ public defender’s office sues over ‘secret’ state police DNA databaseRead More

Forensic crime labs are buckling as new technology increases demand

July 21, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Forensic crime labs are buckling as new technology increases demandRead More

Did Cleveland police cut corners when they used AI to recover a suspected murder weapon? Appeals court to decide

July 18, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Did Cleveland police cut corners when they used AI to recover a suspected murder weapon? Appeals court to decideRead More

Forensic Science Board gets update on Burton DNA cases

July 9, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Forensic Science Board gets update on Burton DNA casesRead More

This Doctor Specializes in Diagnosing Child Abuse. Some of Her Conclusions Have Been Called Into Question.

July 1, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

This Doctor Specializes in Diagnosing Child Abuse. Some of Her Conclusions Have Been Called Into Question.Read More

Tests to Detect Marijuana-Impaired Driving Based on ‘Pseudoscience’

June 29, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Tests to Detect Marijuana-Impaired Driving Based on ‘Pseudoscience’Read More

Scanning technology is coming to detect child porn. Here’s what it means

June 24, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Scanning technology is coming to detect child porn. Here’s what it meansRead More

Oregon appeals court finds gun forensics method is not ‘scientifically valid’

June 19, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Oregon appeals court finds gun forensics method is not ‘scientifically valid’Read More

Faulty DNA tests lead to more than 1,000 criminal cases across Texas being reviewed

May 8, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Faulty DNA tests lead to more than 1,000 criminal cases across Texas being reviewedRead More

Faulty tests spur questions about DNA findings in criminal cases in Texas and nationally

May 5, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Faulty tests spur questions about DNA findings in criminal cases in Texas and nationallyRead More

Fourth Circuit Upholds Geofence Warrant, but Can’t Agree Why

April 30, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Fourth Circuit Upholds Geofence Warrant, but Can’t Agree WhyRead More

Revealed: drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of people

April 9, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Revealed: drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of peopleRead More