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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

911 operators couldn’t trace the location of a dying student’s phone. It’s a growing issue.

February 22, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

911 operators couldn’t trace the location of a dying student’s phone. It’s a growing issue.Read More

Kentucky Appeals Court Says Cops Need Warrants To Obtain Real-Time Cell Site Location Info

February 21, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Kentucky Appeals Court Says Cops Need Warrants To Obtain Real-Time Cell Site Location InfoRead More

California Cops Are Collecting Info on Millions of Drivers Who Have Done Nothing Wrong

February 21, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

California Cops Are Collecting Info on Millions of Drivers Who Have Done Nothing WrongRead More

Alexa records you more often than you think

February 21, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Alexa records you more often than you thinkRead More

Racial Profiling 2.0

February 20, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Racial Profiling 2.0Read More

N.Y.P.D. to Remove DNA Profiles of Non-Criminals From Database

February 20, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

N.Y.P.D. to Remove DNA Profiles of Non-Criminals From DatabaseRead More

Can algorithms help judges make fair decisions?

February 20, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Can algorithms help judges make fair decisions?Read More

Axon rolls out the next level of police technology: Live-streaming body cameras

February 19, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Axon rolls out the next level of police technology: Live-streaming body camerasRead More

Where Science Enters the Courtroom, the Daubert Name Looms Large

February 17, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Where Science Enters the Courtroom, the Daubert Name Looms LargeRead More

Courtroom psychology tests may be unreliable, study finds

February 16, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Courtroom psychology tests may be unreliable, study findsRead More