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Colorimetric Drug Tests Are Making Mass Incarceration More Miserable

March 7, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Colorimetric Drug Tests Are Making Mass Incarceration More MiserableRead More

Bryan Kohberger has autism. His attorneys say the diagnosis should remove death penalty

March 7, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Bryan Kohberger has autism. His attorneys say the diagnosis should remove death penaltyRead More

How Smart Lawyers Make Dumb AI Mistakes—And How To Avoid Them

March 4, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

How Smart Lawyers Make Dumb AI Mistakes—And How To Avoid ThemRead More

To Identify Suspect in Idaho Killings, F.B.I. Used Restricted Consumer DNA Data

March 3, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

To Identify Suspect in Idaho Killings, F.B.I. Used Restricted Consumer DNA DataRead More

NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatment

February 27, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatmentRead More

Rapid DNA Evidence Coming to CODIS

February 5, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Rapid DNA Evidence Coming to CODISRead More

How to Build a Human: A Forensics Company Tells Cops It Can Use DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face. Scientists Worry the Tool Will Deepen Racial Bias.

February 2, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

How to Build a Human: A Forensics Company Tells Cops It Can Use DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face. Scientists Worry the Tool Will Deepen Racial Bias.Read More

En banc Fourth Circuit panel uses bank robbery to debate geofence warrants

January 30, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

En banc Fourth Circuit panel uses bank robbery to debate geofence warrantsRead More

Cleveland police used AI to justify a search warrant. It has derailed a murder case

January 25, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Cleveland police used AI to justify a search warrant. It has derailed a murder caseRead More

Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder case

January 23, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder caseRead More

Colorado DNA analyst appears on forgery charges as validity of more than 500 cases in doubt

January 23, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Colorado DNA analyst appears on forgery charges as validity of more than 500 cases in doubtRead More

The Company Behind ShotSpotter Says It Curbs Gun Violence. But Some Cities Fear It’s An Empty Promise.

January 17, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

The Company Behind ShotSpotter Says It Curbs Gun Violence. But Some Cities Fear It’s An Empty Promise. Read More

How to Handle Inconclusive Decisions and Error Rates

January 16, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

How to Handle Inconclusive Decisions and Error RatesRead More

A Chicago judge just erased her predecessor’s historic ruling on forensic firearms analysis

January 14, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

A Chicago judge just erased her predecessor’s historic ruling on forensic firearms analysisRead More

DNA rule change from FBI could help solve cold cases faster

January 13, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

DNA rule change from FBI could help solve cold cases fasterRead More