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  • Forensic Science Board gets update on Burton DNA cases, by Dave Cantor, WVTF, 7/9/2025
  • This Doctor Specializes in Diagnosing Child Abuse. Some of Her Conclusions Have Been Called Into Question., by Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 7/1/2025
  • Scanning technology is coming to detect child porn. Here’s what it means, by Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 6/24/2025
  • Oregon appeals court finds gun forensics method is not ‘scientifically valid’, by Michaela Bourgeois, KOIN, 6/19/2025
  • Faulty DNA tests lead to more than 1,000 criminal cases across Texas being reviewed, by Paul Flahive, NPR, 5/8/2025
  • Faulty tests spur questions about DNA findings in criminal cases in Texas and nationally, by Paul Flahive, Texas Public Radio, 5/5/2025
  • Fourth Circuit Upholds Geofence Warrant, but Can’t Agree Why, by Christopher Brown, Bloomberg Law, 4/30/2025
  • Revealed: drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of people, by Sam Levin, The Guardian, 4/9/2025
  • ACLU opposes AG Yost, Cleveland police on use of facial recognition in murder case, by Lucas Daprile, Cleveland.com, 4/7/2025
  • Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth, by Shoshana Walter, The Marshall Project, 4/2/2025
  • DNA helps unlock a Washington County cold case. It could also unravel it, by Conrad Wilson and Michelle Wiley, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 4/1/2025
  • Smoke and Errors, by Liliana Segura, The Intercept, 3/31/2025
  • Hennepin County Attorney will stop using forensic expert accused of misrepresenting resume, KMSP, 3/21/2025
  • Harris County toxicologist fired for ‘untruthfulness’ prompts notice to more than 1,200 defendants, by Christian Terry and Bryce Newberry, Click2Houston, 3/18/2025
  • CMPD crime analyst accused of manipulating DNA testing processes, WSOC, 3/12/2025
  • He was convicted based on allegedly fabricated bite mark analysis. Louisiana wants to execute him anyway., by Richard Webster, Verite, 3/11/2025
  • Deadliest phase of fentanyl crisis eases, as all states see recovery, by Brian Mann, WUNC, 3/10/2025
  • Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool, by Meg Anderson, WUNC, 3/10/2025
  • Colorimetric Drug Tests Are Making Mass Incarceration More Miserable, by Kastalia Medrano, Filter Magazine, 3/7/2025
  • Bryan Kohberger has autism. His attorneys say the diagnosis should remove death penalty, by Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 3/7/2025
  • How Smart Lawyers Make Dumb AI Mistakes—And How To Avoid Them, by Lars Daniel, Forbes, 3/4/2025
  • To Identify Suspect in Idaho Killings, F.B.I. Used Restricted Consumer DNA Data, New York Times, 3/3/2025
  • NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatment, by Rachel Crumpler, NC Health News, 2/27/2025
  • Rapid DNA Evidence Coming to CODIS, Forensic Magazine, 2/5/2025
  • 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., by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, 2/2/2025
  • En banc Fourth Circuit panel uses bank robbery to debate geofence warrants, by Joe Dodson, Courthouse News Service, 1/30/2025
  • Cleveland police used AI to justify a search warrant. It has derailed a murder case, by Lucas Daprile, Cleveland.com, 1/25/2025
  • Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder case, by Rebecca Boone, AP, 1/23/2025
  • Colorado DNA analyst appears on forgery charges as validity of more than 500 cases in doubt, by Matthew Brown and Colleen Slevin, AP, 1/23/2025
  • The Company Behind ShotSpotter Says It Curbs Gun Violence. But Some Cities Fear It’s An Empty Promise. , by Michael Hewlett, Justin Laidlaw, Johanna F. Still and Evey Weisblat, The Assembly, 1/17/2025
  • How to Handle Inconclusive Decisions and Error Rates, by NIST, Forensic Magazine, 1/16/2025
  • A Chicago judge just erased her predecessor’s historic ruling on forensic firearms analysis, by Radley Balko, The Watch, 1/14/2025
  • DNA rule change from FBI could help solve cold cases faster, Arizona Family, 1/13/2025
  • Police cameras are coming to Columbia. Do they really reduce crime?, by Lucy Valeski, Maryville Forum, 1/6/2025
  • He Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison., by Pamela Colloff, New York Times, ProPublica, 12/29/2024
  • AZ Supreme Court rules illegally obtained DNA evidence would have been discovered eventually, by Jim Small, Arizona Mirror, 12/18/2024
  • ACLU Applauds Arizona Supreme Court Historic Decision That Police Need a Warrant to Access DNA, by Press Release, ACLU, 12/18/2024
  • Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug Tests, by Shoshana Walter, The Marshall Project, 12/11/2024
  • Colorado district attorney cannot serve Google with overbroad reverse search warrant, by Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service, 12/10/2024
  • Hard-to-prove NC drug law leaves families of fentanyl victims chasing justice, by Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12/5/2024
  • Testing forgotten rape kits could free the innocent. Here’s why it isn’t always done., by Gina Barton, USA Today, 12/4/2024
  • How the largest gathering of US police chiefs is talking about AI, by James O'Donnell, MIT Technology Review, 11/19/2024
  • New Algorithm Enables Faster, Better Identification of Seized Drugs, Forensic Magazine, 11/19/2024
  • Students Enlist Campus to Help Build Shoe Print Database, Forensic Magazine, 11/8/2024
  • The Law Must Respond When Science Changes, by David Faigman and Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 11/4/2024
  • Digital Boundaries: Fourth Amendment Protections in a Connected World, by Matthew Adams, Podcast, 10/31/2024
  • Coming to a Location Near You: A Flock of Surveillance Cameras, by Richard Moore, MacIver Institute, 10/29/2024
  • Police say they can tell if you are too high to drive. Critics call it ‘utter nonsense’, by Sarah Whites-Koditschek, AL.com, 10/29/2024
  • A Novel Polymerase Reduces Stutter in Forensic DNA Analysis, by Laura Tran, PhD, The Scientist, 10/28/2024
  • Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Discredited. Why Is Robert Roberson Still on Death Row?, by Jeff Kukucka and David Faigman, Scientific American, 10/26/2024
  • Forensic DNA analysis is less accurate for some people, University of Oregon study finds, by Michaela Bourgeois, KOIN, 10/26/2024
  • Crime Commission recommends deeper review of Mary Jane Burton’s work (VA), by Megan Pauly, NPR, 10/24/2024
  • Federal lawsuit argues Norfolk’s use of Flock cameras is unconstitutional, by Cianna Morales, WHRO, 10/22/2024
  • Texas’ junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson’s case, by Nadia Lathan, AP, 10/20/2024
  • Texas Supreme Court temporarily stops Robert Roberson’s execution, by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune, 10/17/2024
  • Robert Roberson’s Death Penalty Case Shows How Justice System Fails People With Autism, by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project, 10/15/2024
  • Junk Science Convicted Her. Will Mississippi Set Her Free?, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal, 10/15/2024
  • Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office stops all DNA analysis after crime lab contamination (MN), by Jeff Day, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 10/14/2024
  • Police Want the Password to Your Phone, by Patrick Eddington and James Craven, Reason, 10/14/2024
  • Collecting, Transporting and Processing DNA on Fired Cartridge Casings, by Alexander Jason, Forensic Magazine, 10/11/2024
  • Texas Appeals Court Overturns ‘Shaken Baby’ Conviction Ahead of Execution Date in Another Disputed Case, by C.J. Ciaramella, Reason, 10/11/2024
  • Dallas man’s shaken baby syndrome conviction overturned by Texas’ highest criminal court, by Toluwani Osibamowo, Texas Public Radio, 10/9/2024
  • License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars, by Matt Burgess, Wired, 10/7/2024
  • Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests, by Douglas MacMillan, David Ovalle and Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 10/6/2024
  • AI Put on Trial in ‘Life or Death’ Police Tech Clashes, by Alex Ebert, Bloomberg Law, 10/4/2024
  • Camera by camera, North Carolina police build growing network to track vehicles, by Tyler Dukes, Raleigh News & Observer, 9/23/2024
  • Wyoming Crime Lab Fails Proficiency, Has To Review More Than 400 Past Gun Tests, by Clair McFarland, Cowboy State Daily, 9/23/2024
  • She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away., by Shoshana Walter, The Marshall Project, 9/10/2024
  • Making Sense of Crime Scene DNA, Forensic Magazine, 9/9/2024
  • Law School Launches Nation’s First Forensic Defense Clinic, by Wanda Haskel, University of Maryland, 9/9/2024
  • ‘Nonconformity’ at state crime lab raises questions (RI), USA Today, 9/5/2024
  • Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over ‘illegal database’ of faces, by Mike Corder, AP, 9/3/2024
  • Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?, by Sean Murphy and Matt O'Brien, AP, 8/27/2024
  • ‘Knife, rope and the intent to kill:’ Wake County woman sues Verizon for giving contact information to alleged stalker, by Kathy Hanrahan and Chelsea Donovan, WRAL, 8/22/2024
  • 5th Circuit says ‘geofence’ warrants violate the Fourth Amendment, by Jordan Rubin, NBC, 8/13/2024
  • Mother arrested in cold case death of newborn girl found in California dumpster 37 years ago, by Marlene Lenthang, NBC, 8/12/2024
  • Wyoming Crime Lab problem prompts review of gun-involved prosecutions, by Angus M. Thuermer, Jr., WyoFile, 7/31/2024
  • I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know, by Eric L. Piza, The Conversation, 7/29/2024
  • New Jersey Wants Your Baby’s Genes, by Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason, 7/22/2024
  • EFF Tells Minnesota Supreme Court to Strike Down Geofence Warrant As Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Takes the Wrong Turn, by Andrew Crocker, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 7/19/2024
  • What happens when law enforcement wants to break into someone’s smartphone?, by Sacha Pfeiffer, WUNC, 7/17/2024
  • What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction, by Justin St. Germain, Literary Hub, 7/15/2024
  • He Was Convicted of Killing His Baby. The DA’s Office Says He’s Innocent, but That Might Not Be Enough., by Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 7/11/2024
  • There’s a junk science crisis in criminal convictions. Sonia Sotomayor calls it out in Alabama bite-mark case., by Liliana Segura, Jordan Smith, The Intercept, 7/10/2024
  • New AI security measure at Mall of America raises concerns for some , by Sarah Thamer, Minnesota Public Radio, 7/9/2024
  • A water bottle. Pizza crust. Chewing gum. How discarded DNA is used to find murder suspects, by Andrea Cavallier, Independent, 6/30/2024
  • Smithsonian’s “Forensic Science on Trial” Exhibition Explores What Happens When Science Enters the Courtroom, Smithsonian, 6/27/2024
  • Baltimore Brings Back Controversial Cellphone Hacking System, by Matthew Petti, Reason, 6/27/2024
  • DNA lab error in Rohnert Park killing prompts mistrial. Inaccuracy could upend hundreds of other cases, by Colin Atagi, Press Democrat, 6/25/2024
  • NYPD’s ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System Overwhelmingly Sends Officers to Locations Where No Confirmed Shooting Occurred, New Audit Uncovers, NYC Comptroller, 6/21/2024
  • Substitute expert witness testimony is inadmissible in Arizona drug case, SCOTUS says, by Ryan Knappenberger and Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service, 6/21/2024
  • Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit, by Kathleen Foody, AP, 6/21/2024
  • ICE’s SmartLINK app tracks migrants by the thousands. Does it work?, by Tom Hanson, Laura Geller, Josh Peña, John Kelly, Aaron Munoz, Jose Sanchez, CBSNews, 6/13/2024
  • Detecting Drugs in Hair: Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?, Forensic Magazine, 6/11/2024
  • Aged 10 Years: Whiskey in the Courtroom marks first decade, Duke Law, 6/7/2024
  • Google to start permanently deleting users’ location history, by Alex Hern, The Guardian, 6/6/2024
  • Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions, by Amber Dance, ScienceNews, 6/6/2024
  • North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case units, AP, 5/22/2024
  • Do children have a right to hug their parents?, by Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 5/13/2024
  • An AI tool used in thousands of criminal cases is facing legal challenges, by Tim Stelloh, NBC, 5/3/2024
  • NC police errors with license plate cameras brought wrongful arrests, $70K to women, by Tyler Dukes, Raleigh News & Observer, 5/2/2024
  • Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police Reports, by Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo, 4/23/2024
  • To build trust, forensic DNA labs must also embrace transparency, by Bebeto Matthews, Police1, 4/22/2024
  • University of Idaho murder suspect’s alibi defense puts spotlight on cellphone data analyst, by Erik Ortiz, NBC, 4/21/2024
  • Nearly 400 pending criminal cases tied to Houston forensic analyst who made proficiency test “errors”, by Stephen Goin, KHOU, 4/18/2024
  • Mecklenburg DA notifying impacted parties after ‘incredibly troubling’ DNA lab errors, by Kaci Jones, Queen City News, 4/18/2024
  • Virginia crime commission to review cases of former lab employee, by Megan Pauly, NPR, 4/12/2024
  • North Carolina clears backlog of sexual assault DNA kits, by Sydney Haulenbeek, Courthouse News Service, 4/9/2024
  • Meck DA asks for criminal investigation into ‘irregularities’ from crime lab analyst, WBTV, 3/28/2024
  • EFF Asks Oregon Supreme Court Not to Limit Fourth Amendment Rights Based on Terms of Service, by Andrew Crocker, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 3/27/2024
  • CMPD, SBI investigating crime lab analyst after irregularities in evidence analysis, by Kenneth Lee Jr., WFAE, 3/27/2024
  • Investigation finds Colorado DNA analyst intentionally manipulated data, by Rebecca Cohen, NBC, 3/8/2024
  • Nothing to sniff at: Bill would help pay to retire Ohio drug-detecting K9s under legal cannabis, by Patrick Orsagos, AP, 3/7/2024
  • The DNA Scandal That Threatens Thousands of Criminal Cases (CO), by Dan Frosch and Zusha Elinson, The Wall Street Journal, 3/7/2024
  • Hasson Bacote trial continues Tuesday, experts testify that race played a role in his conviction, WRAL, 3/5/2024
  • The FBI Is Using Push Notifications to Catch Sexual Predators, by Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo, 2/29/2024
  • RJA hearing expert: Race is a factor in prosecutors’ decision to strike jurors, by Kelan Lyons, NC Newsline, 2/28/2024
  • Critics of ShotSpotter gunfire detection system say it’s ineffective, biased and costly, by Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2/24/2024
  • Lawmakers Want Pause on Federal Funds for Predictive Policing, by J.D. Tuccille, Reason, 2/21/2024
  • Your Car Is Spying on You, by J.D. Tuccille, Reason, 2/15/2024
  • Chicago will drop controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system, by Diba Mohtasham, NPR, 2/15/2024
  • New bill would let defendants inspect algorithms used against them in court, by Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 2/15/2024
  • Artificial Intelligence Is Putting Innocent People at Risk of Being Incarcerated, by Alyxaundria Sanford, Innocence Project, 2/14/2024
  • Axon Accelerates Real-Time Operations Solution with Strategic Acquisition of Fusus, by Press Release, Axon Press Release, 2/1/2024
  • This grandfather was mistakenly identified as a Sunglass Hut robber by facial recognition software. He’s suing after he was sexually assaulted in jail., by Caitlin O'Kane, CBSNews, 1/24/2024
  • Amazon’s Ring to Stop Letting Police Request Doorbell Video From Users, by Matt Day, Bloomberg, 1/24/2024
  • Research Into Holograms Could Improve Forensic Fingerprint Analysis, by Partha Banerjee, Discover Magazine, 1/23/2024
  • Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office tests new drone technology and it’s already helping solve crime, by Hannah Jeffries, WFMY, 1/23/2024
  • Democrats press Justice Department on police use of facial recognition, by Tara Suter, The Hill, 1/19/2024
  • Miami Police Used Clearview AI Facial Recognition in Arrest of Homeless Man, by C.J. Ciaramella, Reason, 1/19/2024
  • Forensic genealogy feeding B.C. murder arrest still up for ethics debate, Canadian Press, 1/18/2024
  • Hair Sample That Put a Man in Prison Turned Out to Be Dog Hair, by Lenore Skenazy, Reason, 1/18/2024
  • Bite mark analysis has no basis in science, experts now say. Why is it still being used in court?, by Ken Dilanian and Michael Kosnar, NBC, 1/15/2024
  • More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video Evidence, by Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project, 1/13/2024
  • Virginia review panel recommends action following VPM podcast on former forensic analyst, by Megan Pauly, NPR, 1/12/2024
  • Are fingerprints unique? Not really, AI-based study finds, by Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 1/12/2024
  • AI disproves differences between same-hand fingerprints, by Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service, 1/12/2024
  • North Carolina man settles for millions after wrongful conviction, 44 years in prison, by AP, NPR, 1/10/2024
  • Study Estimates Roadside Drug Tests Result in 30,000 Wrongful Arrests Every Year, by CJ Ciaramella, Reason, 1/9/2024
  • Science, Statistics, Expert Testimony Important in Finding Justice – Or Innocent People Go to Jail , Davis Vanguard, 1/7/2024
  • Seizures Identified as Potential Cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Forensic Magazine, 1/5/2024
  • How the Federal Government Can Rein In A.I. in Law Enforcement, by Joy Buolamwini and Barry Friedman, New York Times, 1/2/2024
  • Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts, by Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 12/19/2023
  • Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars, by Rene Ebersole, The Marshall Project, 12/15/2023
  • NYC Medical Examiner’s office reviewing hundreds of cases in budding lab scandal, by Graham Rayman, Daily News, 12/15/2023
  • Jurors Call for the Death Penalty Based on Particular Facial Features, by Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 12/14/2023
  • Updates to Location History and new controls coming soon to Maps, by Mario McGriff, The Keyword, 12/12/2023
  • New York punished 2,000 prisoners over false positive drug tests, report finds, by Maysoon Khan, AP, 11/30/2023
  • The Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions, National Institute of Justice, 11/28/2023
  • How Medical Examiners Shield Violent Cops From Scrutiny, by Radley Balko, The New Republic, 11/28/2023
  • Maryland stumbles when autism and violent crime collide, by Rick Hutzell, Baltimore Banner, 11/28/2023
  • Science, Justice, and Evidence, by Jennifer Mnookin, Science, 11/17/2023
  • AI helps defense attorneys sift through police body cam videos, by Russell Contreras, Axios, 11/16/2023
  • Does A.I. lead police to ignore contradictory evidence?, by Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 11/13/2023
  • Wake County judge blocks Flock safety from installing more license plate readers, WRAL, 11/9/2023
  • Amarillo Man to be Executed Based Largely on One Discredited “Expert” Witness, by Michelle Pitcher, Texas Observer, 11/3/2023
  • A crime lab scientist’s work exonerated 13 people. But some say she altered evidence, by Ben Pavior, NPR, 10/23/2023
  • Colorado court upholds Google keyword search warrant which led to arrests in fatal arson, by Colleen Slevin, AP, 10/16/2023
  • State Crime Lab director resigns, AG’s office conducting nationwide search for replacement, by Benjamin Schachtman, WUNC, 10/11/2023
  • Put to the test: Pregnant women in SC face severe consequences for using drugs, by Jocelyn Grzeszczak and Eva Herscowitz, The Post and Courier, 9/30/2023
  • Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut, by Julia Love and Davey Alba, Bloomberg, 9/28/2023
  • Washington State Prison System Sued for Using Unreliable Drug Tests To Put Inmates in Solitary, by C.J. Ciaramella, Reason, 9/26/2023
  • Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs, by Sudhin Thanawala, AP, 9/25/2023
  • Migrants’ DNA Is Fueling a Massive Expansion of the FBI’s Genetic Database, by Nina Wang, Mother Jones, 9/22/2023
  • Facial recognition startup Clearview AI could change privacy as we know it, by Kashmir Hill, Marketplace, 9/19/2023
  • The Secrets DNA Keeps, by Liliana Segura, The Intercept, 9/18/2023
  • New Orleans DA Fights ‘Terrorism’ on Streets With AI Spycraft, by Kate O'Keeffe and Cameron McWhirter, The Wall Street Journal, 9/17/2023
  • When medical problems are mistaken for child abuse, by Nina Shapiro, Seattle Times, 9/17/2023
  • He’s Facing Execution For His Daughter’s Death. Now, Science Suggests It Was An Accident., by Maurice Chammah, Marshall Project, 9/15/2023
  • ‘Wiretaps on wheels’: Cars are probably selling your personal information, and half would freely hand it over to the government, report finds, by Frank Bajak, Fortune, 9/6/2023
  • Massachusetts’ high court disbars top prosecutor in drug lab scandal, by David Thomas, Reuters, 8/31/2023
  • FBI Hoovering up DNA at a Pace that Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting, by Ken Klippenstein, The Intercept, 8/29/2023
  • Police are getting DNA data from people who think they opted out, by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, 8/18/2023
  • Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match, New York Times, 8/7/2023
  • The Emerging Field of Firearms Audio Forensics, National Institute of Justice, 8/7/2023
  • Man charged in 1994 Reidsville cold case murder, by Maria DeBone, WXII, 8/4/2023
  • Remains found in North Carolina wooded area ID’d after 23 years, ABC7, 8/4/2023
  • Alabama Woman Jailed for 2 Months for Using CBD Oil While Pregnant, by Emma Camp, Reason, 8/4/2023
  • NOPD use of facial recognition leads to zero arrests in nine months, by Michael Isaac Stein, Verite, 8/1/2023
  • Travis County DA’s Office cites unshared forensics information as threat to ongoing criminal cases, by Tony Plohetski, KVUE, 7/31/2023
  • Maryland Supreme Court: Police Can’t Search Digital Data When Users Revoke Consent, by Andrew Crocker, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 7/28/2023
  • Judge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case, by Pat Eaton-Robb, AP, 7/21/2023
  • Judge orders new trial for Grand Junction man convicted in ’90s pipe bombings, by Tom Hesse, CPR News, 7/10/2023
  • Fractured: A Public Conversation, WFAE, 7/2/2023
  • Is ‘Forensic Science’ A Misnomer?, by Jed Rakoff, Judicature, 6/30/2023
  • They Followed Doctors’ Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away., by Shoshana Walter, New York Times, 6/29/2023
  • State funds development of first-of-its-kind police misconduct database, by Rachel Leven, Berkeley, 6/28/2023
  • Another way | Maryland offers lessons for Georgia’s public defender system, by Andy Pierrotti, Atlanta News First, 6/27/2023
  • Md. Supreme Court imposes limits on ballistics evidence used to link guns to crimes, by Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 6/21/2023
  • Ballistics evidence not reliable, Maryland Supreme Court says, by Scott Broom, WUSA9, 6/21/2023
  • Myrtle Beach police first in country to receive contactless fingerprint system, WRAL, 6/19/2023
  • Poppy Seeds Trigger Child Neglect Investigations, by Jacob Sullum, Reason, 6/14/2023
  • Inside the Hunt for the Idaho Killer, by Mike Baker, New York Times, 6/11/2023
  • This Surveillance System Tracks Inmates Down to Their Heart Rate, by Matt Burgess, Wired, 6/11/2023
  • Courts have long seen K-9 dogs as impartial. Now police bodycams hold them accountable, by Martin Kaste, NPR, 6/8/2023
  • How Tech Like ShotSpotter Thrives Despite Public Pushback, by Geoff Hing, The Marshall Project, 5/27/2023
  • NC law that punishes drug dealers not widely used despite increase in overdose deaths, ABC News, 5/25/2023
  • Devil in the grooves: The case against forensic firearms analysis, by Radley Balko, The Watch, 5/25/2023
  • Even After Legalization, Maryland Cops Wanted to Search People Based on the Odor of Pot. Legislators Said No., by Jacob Sullum, Reason, 5/24/2023
  • Tennessee Man Is Released After Overturned Murder Conviction From Decades Ago, by Mariah Timms, The Wall Street Journal, 5/23/2023

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