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Remarkable New Fifth Circuit Decision Limiting Cell Phone Searches

January 10, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Remarkable New Fifth Circuit Decision Limiting Cell Phone SearchesRead More

Concerned over DNA evidence, judge recommends new trial to Austin man on death row for 2009 slaying

January 6, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Concerned over DNA evidence, judge recommends new trial to Austin man on death row for 2009 slayingRead More

Facial Recognition Technology Cited in False Arrest Case

December 30, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Facial Recognition Technology Cited in False Arrest CaseRead More

She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case

December 29, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the caseRead More

Insecure wheels: Police turn to car data to destroy suspects’ alibis

December 28, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Insecure wheels: Police turn to car data to destroy suspects’ alibisRead More

False Conviction – How fingerprint and firearm experts use misleading math to appear infallible.

December 17, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

False Conviction – How fingerprint and firearm experts use misleading math to appear infallible.Read More

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins looking into third chemist at state drug lab

December 17, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins looking into third chemist at state drug labRead More

Anatomy of a Crime Lab: Winning Convictions ‘On the Cheap’

December 15, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Anatomy of a Crime Lab: Winning Convictions ‘On the Cheap’Read More

Challenging Outdated Technology in Court and the Marketplace

December 12, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Challenging Outdated Technology in Court and the MarketplaceRead More

Conviction set aside in 1993 Michigan cold case in dispute over DNA expert

December 9, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Conviction set aside in 1993 Michigan cold case in dispute over DNA expertRead More

We scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to see how facial features are controlled by genes

December 7, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

We scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to see how facial features are controlled by genesRead More

‘Cog In A Wheel’: 3 Ex-Prosecutors, Facing Potential Discipline For Drug Lab Scandal, Blame System Or Each Other

December 4, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

‘Cog In A Wheel’: 3 Ex-Prosecutors, Facing Potential Discipline For Drug Lab Scandal, Blame System Or Each OtherRead More

‘You can trust this laboratory’: DC crime lab director responds to scrutiny of firearms unit

December 2, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

‘You can trust this laboratory’: DC crime lab director responds to scrutiny of firearms unitRead More

Facial Recognition Programs Are Getting Better at Recognizing Masked Faces

December 2, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Facial Recognition Programs Are Getting Better at Recognizing Masked FacesRead More

A surprising number of government agencies buy cellphone location data. Lawmakers want to know why.

December 2, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

A surprising number of government agencies buy cellphone location data. Lawmakers want to know why.Read More