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Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.

March 10, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.Read More

After Slow Start, State to Probe 81 Convictions Involving Debunked Hair Analysis

March 10, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

After Slow Start, State to Probe 81 Convictions Involving Debunked Hair AnalysisRead More

Convicted Based on Lies

March 9, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Convicted Based on LiesRead More

Want to do better science? Admit you’re not objective

March 9, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Want to do better science? Admit you’re not objectiveRead More

Variation in Cannabis Testing Challenges a Young Industry

March 1, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Variation in Cannabis Testing Challenges a Young IndustryRead More

Cellphone Carriers Face $200 Million Fine for Not Protecting Location Data

February 28, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Cellphone Carriers Face $200 Million Fine for Not Protecting Location DataRead More

A D.C. judge issues a much-needed opinion on ‘junk science’

February 28, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

A D.C. judge issues a much-needed opinion on ‘junk science’Read More

Piled Bodies, Overflowing Morgues: Inside America’s Autopsy Crisis

February 25, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Piled Bodies, Overflowing Morgues: Inside America’s Autopsy CrisisRead More

A Key FBI Photo Analysis Method Has Serious Flaws, Study Says

February 25, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

A Key FBI Photo Analysis Method Has Serious Flaws, Study SaysRead More

Do Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment?

February 24, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Do Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment?Read More

Hemp is booming in Texas. Distinguishing it from marijuana is still a challenge.

February 24, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Hemp is booming in Texas. Distinguishing it from marijuana is still a challenge.Read More

The police want your phone data. Here’s what they can get — and what they can’t.

February 24, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The police want your phone data. Here’s what they can get — and what they can’t.Read More

Developer of NYC’s DNA database 20 years ago troubled by what it has become

February 24, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Developer of NYC’s DNA database 20 years ago troubled by what it has becomeRead More

Forensic science failures putting justice at risk, says regulator

February 24, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Forensic science failures putting justice at risk, says regulatorRead More

‘They lied to us’: Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder

February 22, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

‘They lied to us’: Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murderRead More