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- Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI, by Todd Feathers, Vice, 7/26/2021
- After Two Decades and a DNA Test, Charges Are Dropped in Georgia Killings, by Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 7/23/2021
- A 14-year-old girl’s murder went unsolved for 32 years. A lab broke the case using just 15 human cells, Washington Post, 7/23/2021
- Forensic Science Organization to Draft Standards for Sexual Assault Examinations, NIST, 7/21/2021
- Opinion: What Do Police Know About Teenagers? Not Enough., by Meryl Davids Landau, New York Times, 7/19/2021
- From Macy’s to Ace Hardware, facial recognition is already everywhere, by Rebecca Heilweil, VOX, 7/15/2021
- All Cops Should Submit DNA Samples to Avoid Crime-Scene Confusion: Federal Report, by Reuven Blau, The City, 7/15/2021
- Why autistic people are less likely to get a fair trial, by Matthew Rozsa, Salon, 7/14/2021
- It’s time to end the trade secret evidentiary privilege among forensic algorithm vendors, by Rebecca Wexler, Techdirt, 7/13/2021
- A secret algorithm is transforming DNA evidence. This defendant could be the first to scrutinize it., by Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 7/13/2021
- The Police Called It An Accident. She Went to 1-800-Autopsy., by Erika Hayasaki, New York Times, 7/8/2021
- Opinion: Want to know how federal law enforcement uses facial recognition? Tough luck., by Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7/5/2021
- Orange County Prosecutors Operate “Vast, Secretive” Genetic Surveillance Program, by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, 7/3/2021
- A whiff of pot alone no longer airtight probable cause for police to search cars in several states, Washington Post, 6/27/2021
- New Texas law aims to protect parents wrongly accused of child abuse, by Mike Hixenbaugh and Keri Blakinger, NBC, 6/21/2021
- Judge Limits Evidence from Prosecutor Witness Based on Junk Science, by David M. Greenwald, Davis Vanguard, 6/17/2021
- Retired Engineer Offers Free Expert Testimony for Flood Victims. Licensing Officials Threaten Him With Criminal Charges., by Christian Britschgi, Reason, 6/16/2021
- Tech giants have to hand over your data when federal investigators ask. Here’s why., Washington Post, 6/16/2021
- Forensic database challenged over ethics of DNA holdings, by Quirin Schiermeier, Nature, 6/15/2021
- Opinion: Ignoring deep-seated problems at D.C.’s crime lab will cost lives and taxpayers, by Brandon Garrett and Julia Leighton, Washington Post, 6/13/2021
- The $2 Drug Test Keeping Inmates in Solitary, by C.J. Ciarmella, Reason, 6/11/2021
- D.C. Appeals Forensic Lab Suspension, Alleges Misdoings By U.S. Attorney’s Office, by Colleen Grablick, NPR, 6/11/2021
- Study on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Finds ‘Conclusions Were Often Erroneous’, by C.J. Ciaramella, Reason, 6/11/2021
- Documents: DC crime lab says it never concealed findings, by Jack Moore, WTOP, 6/11/2021
- The D.C. Crime Lab is in Trouble…Again, by Op-ed, Washington Post, 6/4/2021
- Handwriting Examiners in the Digital Age, NIST, 6/3/2021
- If facial recognition is not regulated now it will never be used responsibly, by Op-ed, Washington Post, 6/3/2021
- Putting Your Smart Phone on the Witness Stand, by Emily Riley, The Crime Report, 6/3/2021
- Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows, by Linda Geddes, The Guardian, 5/31/2021
- Two New Laws Restrict Police Use of DNA Search Method, by Virginia Hughes, New York Times, 5/31/2021
- Since the nose doesn’t know pot is now legal, K-9s retire, by Denise Lavoie, AP, 5/29/2021
- Lawmaker says error at NYPD lab that went unchecked for 5 years warrants probe, by Ben Feuerherd, New York Post, 5/28/2021
- ‘Witnesses are Often Wrong’: The Case Against Eyewitness ID, by Andy Hale, The Crime Report, 5/24/2021
- Amazon’s Ring Is Basically a Giant Civilian Surveillance Network, by Kirk Miller, Inside Hook, 5/19/2021
- Director of D.C.’s troubled crime lab resigns after scathing audit report, by Paul Duggan and Keith L. Alexander , Washington Post, 5/19/2021
- Alleged serial killer’s trial delayed while defense seeks state Supreme Court decision on DNA evidence, by Sue Dremann, Mountain View Voice, 5/19/2021
- Cleared of Murder, Brothers Are Awarded $75 Million, by Bryan Pietsch, New York Times, 5/17/2021
- Police departments adopting facial recognition tech amid allegations of wrongful arrests, by Anderson Cooper, 60 Minutes, 5/16/2021
- Bias Is a Big Problem. But So Is ‘Noise.’, by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein, New York Times, 5/16/2021
- Beware of forensic experts expressing certainty, by Mark Tottenham, The Irish Times, 5/14/2021
- This facial recognition website can turn anyone into a cop — or a stalker, by Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 5/14/2021
- The Police Dog Who Cried Drugs at Every Traffic Stop, by Daryl James, Reason, 5/13/2021
- The Worsening Massachusetts Crime Lab Scandal Is Just the Beginning, by Brandon L. Garrett and Peter Stout, Slate, 5/11/2021
- Judge angrily questions defense as civil trial starts for brothers seeking justice, by Mandy Locke, Raleigh News & Observer, 5/11/2021
- Your car is spying on you, and a CBP contract shows the risks, by Sam Biddle, The Intercept, 5/4/2021
- 86% of alerts from city’s gunshot detection system led to ‘dead-end deployments,’ researchers find, by Tom Schuba, Chicago Sun Times, 5/3/2021
- Groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek review, by Don Babwin and Sara Burnett, AP, 5/3/2021
- DC leaders have mixed outlook after crime lab loses accreditation, by Megan Cloherty, WTOP, 5/3/2021
- To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small County Got a DNA Crash Course, by Virginia Hughes, New York Times, 5/3/2021
- When Forensic Evidence Convicts the Innocent, by Michael Gelb, The Crime Report, 5/3/2021
- Probe of DC crime lab could ‘blow up’ criminal justice system, by Jack Moore, WTOP, 4/30/2021
- Chauvin trial aftermath: Dr. David Fowler and the case of the incredible expert, by Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 4/30/2021
- A false facial recognition match sent this innocent Black man to jail, by John General and Jon Sarlin, CNN, 4/29/2021
- Long before latest DC crime lab troubles, some employees raised concerns, by Jack Moore and Megan Cloherty, WTOP, 4/29/2021
- In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite, by Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 4/21/2021
- New Blood Analyzer Tells Human from Animal Samples on the Spot, by Harini Barath, Scientific American, 4/20/2021
- Blood Forensics Puzzle Cracked via Fluid Mechanical Principles, SciTech Daily, 4/20/2021
- NC man was exonerated of one murder, but court says DNA evidence can be used against him in second one, by Matthew Burns, WRAL, 4/20/2021
- Who pulled the trigger? Gun muzzle exhaust may complicate analysis of crime scenes, by Ian Randall, Science, 4/20/2021
- ‘Excited Delirium’: The Medical Debate Lurking Behind Chauvin Trial, by Andy Monserud, Courthouse News Service, 4/16/2021
- With George Floyd, a Raging Debate Over Bias in the Science of Death, by Shaila Dewan, New York Times, 4/14/2021
- Durham police make arrests on years-long cold cases by working through backlog of rape kits, by Sarah Krueger, WRAL, 4/13/2021
- Farmington Hills man sues Detroit police after facial recognition wrongly identifies him, by Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 4/13/2021
- Why Defense Forensics Experts Matter, by Brandon Garrett, JD, Psychology Today, 4/11/2021
- Another Week Of Testimony Ends At Derek Chauvin’s Trial, by Scott Simon and Martin Kaste, NPR, 4/10/2021
- Prosecutor, medical examiner talks underscore complexity of Derek Chauvin case, by Libor Jany and Chao Xiong, Star Tribune, 4/9/2021
- EFF Challenges Surreptitious Collection of DNA at Iowa Supreme Court, by Jennifer Lynch, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 4/9/2021
- Allegations Against DC Crime Lab Potentially Put Prosecutions in Jeopardy, by Paul Wagner, NBC Washington, 4/9/2021
- George Floyd’s Cause of Death Is Crucial in Trial. Forensic Pathologists Explain., by Sheri Fink, New York Times, 4/8/2021
- EXPLAINER: Why would an expert witness go without pay?, by Kathleen Foody, Washington Post, 4/8/2021
- A Novel Effort to See How Poverty Affects Young Brains, by Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 4/7/2021
- Surveillance Nation, by Logan McDonald, BuzzFeed, 4/6/2021
- Dozens of police departments in NC used controversial facial recognition app, records show, by Tyler Dukes, Raleigh News & Observer, 4/6/2021
- DNA evidence helps N.C. investigators identify wanted suspect in deadly 2008 home invasion, by WMBF News Staff, WMBF, 4/6/2021
- National forensics board suspends D.C. crime lab’s accreditation, halting analysis of evidence, city says, by Keith Alexander, Washington Post, 4/3/2021
- How America’s surveillance networks helped the FBI catch the Capitol mob, by Drew Harwell and Craig Timberg, Washington Post, 4/2/2021
- DNA can be collected from air, scientists show for first time, by Jason Goodyer, Science Focus, 3/31/2021
- Scientists Implant and Then Reverse False Memories in People, by Sofia Quaglia, Gizmodo, 3/30/2021
- DNA Databases To Solve Crimes In MD Could Be Limited By Bill, by Deb Belt, Patch, 3/27/2021
- Ballistics work at D.C.’s crime lab criticized by forensic experts, by Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 3/26/2021
- Doctor removed from expert role in diagnosing child abuse amid questions about her credibility, by Mike Hixenbaugh and Taylor Mirfendereski, NBC, 3/25/2021
- DC forensic lab under criminal investigation over firearms case, by Jack Moore and Megan Cloherty, WTOP, 3/25/2021
- Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins to drop charges, convictions in tens of thousands of cases tied to troubled state lab, by Dugan Arnett and Maggie Mulvihill, Boston Globe, 3/22/2021
- Your Face Is Not Your Own, by Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 3/21/2021
- Sentenced to death after being convicted by a lie, NC brothers still wait for justice, by Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer, 3/12/2021
- Police Surveillance Can’t Be Reformed. It Must Be Abolished, by Hamid Khan and Pete White, Vice, 3/10/2021
- Powerful DNA Software Used in Hundreds of Criminal Cases Faces New Scrutiny, by Lauren Kirchner, The Markup, 3/9/2021
- Defense lawyer alleges ‘systemic failures’ at Maine State Police forensic lab, by Caitlin Andrews, 3/4/2021
- Lawyer goes to court for access to Maine crime lab records, by Edward D. Murphy, Press Herald, 3/3/2021
- Bad science sent innocent men to prison. N.C. DOJ wouldn’t review other cases where it was used., by Nick Ochsner, WBTV, 3/3/2021
- How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition, by Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 2/27/2021
- Federal Court Agrees: Prosecutors Can’t Keep Forensic Evidence Secret from Defendants, by Kit Walsh, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 2/26/2021
- New York City said it would purge its DNA database. A year later, it’s expanded., by Erin Durkin, 2/23/2021
- App trackers secretly sell your location data to the government. App stores won’t stop them., by Sara Morrison, VOX, 2/23/2021
- Biden’s Science Adviser Pick Could Advance Justice Reforms, by Sameer Rao, Law360, 2/21/2021
- Opinion: Study finds cognitive bias in how medical examiners evaluate child deaths, by Radley Balko, Washington Post, 2/20/2021
- Innocence Project Calls on Department of Justice to Retract Statement on PCAST Report, Innocence Project, 2/19/2021
- Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit used by police, by Thomas Claburn, The Register, 2/4/2021
- The Trump DOJ Snuck In One Last Effort to Push Junk Science in Court, by Maneka Sinha, Slate, 2/4/2021
- DNA Analysis, Courthouse News Service, 2/3/2021
- Austin City Council to vote to separate forensics lab from APD, Fox7, 1/30/2021
- Rosa Jimenez, convicted on “junk science”, set for release after more than 15 years in prison, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal, 1/27/2021
- This Scientist Helped Free the Innocent Using DNA. Now Biden Wants Him in the Cabinet., by Eli Hager, The Marshall Project, 1/26/2021
- California lawmaker introduces bill to change expert testimony, forensic evidence legal standards, by Cassie Maas, Jurist, 1/25/2021
- Opinion: Is an Innocent Man Still Languishing on Death Row?, by Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, 1/23/2021
- Will Bringing Science Back to the White House Reinvigorate Forensics Reform?, by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, 1/22/2021
- The Biden Administration Must Put The Science Back Into Forensic Science, by Sunita Sah, MD PhD, Forbes, 1/22/2021
- Austin’s Unreliable Crime Lab Could Lead to Another Wrongful Execution, by Jerry Iannelli, The Appeal, 1/20/2021
- Massachusetts crime lab scandal could widen as another chemist is investigated, by Rebecca Trager, Chemistry World, 1/14/2021
- When an I.Q. Score Is a Death Sentence, by Elizabeth Bruenig, New York Times, 1/11/2021
- Murder charge dismissed after debunked bite-mark testimony, by Leah Willingham, AP, 1/11/2021
- Remarkable New Fifth Circuit Decision Limiting Cell Phone Searches, by Orin S. Kerr, The Volokh Conspiracy, 1/10/2021
- Concerned over DNA evidence, judge recommends new trial to Austin man on death row for 2009 slaying, by Katie Hall, Austin American-Statesman, 1/6/2021
- Facial Recognition Technology Cited in False Arrest Case, The Crime Report, 12/30/2020
- She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case, by Jon Schuppe, NBC, 12/29/2020
- Insecure wheels: Police turn to car data to destroy suspects’ alibis, by Olivia Solon, NBC, 12/28/2020
- False Conviction – How fingerprint and firearm experts use misleading math to appear infallible., by Daniel Epstein and David Epstein, Slate, 12/17/2020
- Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins looking into third chemist at state drug lab, by Maggie Mulvihill and Dugan Arnett, Boston Globe, 12/17/2020
- Anatomy of a Crime Lab: Winning Convictions ‘On the Cheap’, by Matthew Nesvet, The Crime Report, 12/15/2020
- Challenging Outdated Technology in Court and the Marketplace, by Michael Cherry, Edward J. Imwinkelreid, Jack King, Philip Mause, Elven Riley and Jules Epstein, Advocacy and Evidence Resources - Temple University, 12/12/2020
- Conviction set aside in 1993 Michigan cold case in dispute over DNA expert, by Ed White, Detroit Free Press, 12/9/2020
- We scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to see how facial features are controlled by genes, by Seth Weinberg and John Shaffer, The Conversation, 12/7/2020
- ‘Cog In A Wheel’: 3 Ex-Prosecutors, Facing Potential Discipline For Drug Lab Scandal, Blame System Or Each Other, by Deborah Becker, WBUR, 12/4/2020
- ‘You can trust this laboratory’: DC crime lab director responds to scrutiny of firearms unit, by Jack Moore and Megan Cloherty, WTOP, 12/2/2020
- Facial Recognition Programs Are Getting Better at Recognizing Masked Faces, by J.D. Tuccille, Reason, 12/2/2020
- A surprising number of government agencies buy cellphone location data. Lawmakers want to know why., by Sara Morrison, VOX, 12/2/2020
- A killer being tried on murder charges is blaming autism. The autism community is outraged., by Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 12/2/2020
- STRmix™ Launches New Version of DBLR Application for DNA Evidence, Press Release, 12/2/2020
- Cybergenetics Appeals Ohio Federal Judge Ruling that Alice Kills DNA Analysis Patents, by William J. Hoofe IV, IP Watchdog, 11/27/2020
- San Francisco DA Posts List Of Cases Possibly Impacted By Forensic Lab Analyst Misconduct, 11/20/2020
- Forensic ‘expert’ who performed illegal autopsies without a medical degree – including on Michael Brown – and was accused of stealing a body and a brain is indicted on federal wire fraud charges, by Associated Press and Snejana Farberov, Daily Mail, 11/19/2020
- 108 Convictions Tied to Massachusetts Chemist’s Misconduct May Be Vacated, by Concepción de León, New York Times, 11/17/2020
- Woman who cost parents custody of their children headed to prison, by WSFA Staff, WSFA, 11/13/2020
- Worker who reported violations at Fort Worth police crime lab alleges retaliation, by Nichole Manna, Star Telegram, 11/13/2020
- DC judge orders forensic lab to turn over some documents sought by prosecutors, by Jack Moore, WTOP, 11/10/2020
- DC forensic lab under scrutiny after evidence errors discovered in murder cases, by Jack Moore and Megan Cloherty, WTOP, 11/2/2020
- He Did Not Commit the Crime. Yet He Served 44 Years in Prison., by Jason Flom, Esquire, 10/30/2020
- Does Illinois’ pot law pass the smell test? Scent of weed can still prompt cops to search vehicles, by Tom Schuba, Chicago Sun Times, 10/27/2020
- Is fairness in the NYPD’s DNA?, by Sarah Chu, New York Daily News, 10/26/2020
- A flawed investigation left Jason Lively behind bars for 14 years for a fire he didn’t set. He’s not alone., by Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 10/22/2020
- Mass Extraction: The Widespread Power of U.S. Law Enforcement to Search Mobile Phones, by Logan Koepke etal., Upturn, 10/21/2020
- The Police Can Probably Break Into Your Phone, by Jack Nicas, New York Times, 10/21/2020
- Queens murder probe samples among 1,845 DNA profiles NYPD proposes purging from NYC Medical Examiner database, by Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10/14/2020
- Scientists in ME’s office raise concerns over NYPD’s DNA collection methods, by Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10/11/2020
- Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show, by Alfred Ng, CNET, 10/8/2020
- After report on Austin Police DNA lab quality issues, vision for new lab still unclear, by Alyssa Goard, KXAN, 10/6/2020
- City of Austin releases report on what contributed to ‘significant’ quality issues in the APD DNA lab, KXAN, 10/4/2020
- Progress made but a lot more needed to free the innocent, by Brandon L. Garrett and Jamie Lau, Independent Tribune, 10/4/2020
- Amazon’s surveillance cameras fly now — which is unsettling, by Rebecca Heilweil, VOX, 9/24/2020
- Her Lawyers Say She Was Coerced to Plead Guilty to a Crime That Never Happened, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal, 9/23/2020
- Disciplinary Hearings Begin For Ex-Prosecutors Accused Of Withholding Evidence In Farak Drug Lab Scandal, by Deborah Becker, WBUR, 9/22/2020
- Fourth Circuit Appeals Court Seems Skeptical That Baltimore’s Aerial Surveillance System Violates The Fourth Amendment, by Tim Cushing, Techdirt, 9/21/2020
- Lots of Drugs, Lax Oversight: Former SF Medical Examiner Staffers Say Lab Analyst’s Meth Arrest ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’, by Julie Small, KQED, 9/21/2020
- A scientist in Fort Worth’s crime lab says rules were broken. Now a judge wants answers., by Nichole Manna, 9/18/2020
- Wilson Center for Science and Justice tackles criminal justice reform with $5 million grant, Duke Law News, 9/18/2020
- Arrest of lab worker at SF medical examiner’s office, allegedly with evidence bag of meth, could taint cases, by Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/12/2020
- District Attorney to probe forensic lab analyst’s work after arrest, San Francisco Examiner, 9/12/2020
- The controversial company using DNA to sketch the faces of criminals, by Carrie Arnold, Nature, 9/9/2020
- Forensic Botanists: The Science of Using Plants to Find Bodies, Inverse, 9/3/2020
- True Lies: How to End Abuses of Police Interrogation, by TCR Staff, The Crime Report, 9/3/2020
- Forensics on Trial: America’s First Blood Test Expert, by Brand Schillace, CrimeReads, 8/28/2020
- Serial Killers Should Fear This Algorithm, by Robert Kolker, Bloomberg Businessweek, 8/28/2020
- Meth contamination found at state crime lab, by Deborah Horne, KIRO, 8/28/2020
- Bill to end police stops for marijuana smell passes Va. Senate, by Andrew Ringle, NBC12, 8/28/2020
- Miami man faced 20 years until he watched video of the crime and saw his brother’s face, by Haley Lerner, Miami Herald, 8/27/2020
- NY State Prisons Abruptly Suspend Drug Tests For Contraband, by George Joseph, Gothamist, 8/26/2020
- State prison agency halts contraband tests producing faulty results (NY), by Joe Mahoney, Union-Sun & Journal, 8/25/2020
- Documents Show Law Enforcement Agencies Are Still Throwing Tax Dollars At Junk Science, by Tim Cushing, Techdirt, 8/24/2020
- Secret Service Latest To Use Data Brokers To Dodge Warrant Requirements For Cell Site Location Data, by Tim Cushing, Techdirt, 8/24/2020
- Two Families, Two Fates When the Misdiagnosis is Child Abuse, by Stephanie Clifford, Marshall Project, 8/20/2020
- License plate tracking for police set to go nationwide, by Alfred Ng, CNET, 8/19/2020
- How Your Phone Is Used to Track You, and What You Can Do About It, by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, New York Times, 8/19/2020
- Forensic research proves that textile fibres can be transferred between clothing in the absence of contact, by Northumbria University, Phys.org, 8/14/2020
- The Junk Science Cops Use to Decide if You’re Lying, by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, 8/12/2020
- Austin could remove forensics lab from police oversight this fall, releases timeline to dismantle APD, by Jacqulyn Powell, Daniel Gravois, KXAN, 8/11/2020
- If the Shoe Fits: CSAFE Study Improves Shoe Print Forensics, by Stacy Kish, CSAFE, 8/5/2020
- Donald “Doc” Nash and an expert Witness who Helped Convict him in 2009 in Habeas Corpus Trial, Witness Directory, 7/27/2020
- NIST Launches Investigation of Face Masks’ Effect on Face Recognition Software, NIST, 7/27/2020
- A New Probabilistic Genotyping Standard From The American Academy Of Forensic Sciences Standards Board (ASB), PRNewswire, 7/27/2020
- NIST to Help Labs Achieve Accurate THC, CBD Measurements, NIST, 7/21/2020
- Gedmatch investigating after users’ DNA profile data made available to police, by Zack Whittaker, Tech Crunch, 7/19/2020
- Bronx judge challenges microscopic evidence used to match bullets to guns; NYPD insists methods are ‘reliable’, by Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7/16/2020
- Four-year review of old forensic blood typing cases ends after no serious problems identified, by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/15/2020
- New development may throw thousands more drug lab cases into question, by Maggie Mulvihill, Boston Globe, 7/14/2020
- The Microsoft Police State: Mass Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and the Azure Cloud, by Michael Kwet, The Intercept, 7/14/2020
- EFF Launches Searchable Database of Police Agencies and the Tech Tools They Use to Spy on Communities, by Dave Maass and Gi Yun, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 7/13/2020
- Wrongful conviction organization sues prosecutors for potentially exculpatory DNA evidence, by Connor Echols, InjusticeWatch, 7/6/2020
- Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery case, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/4/2020
- NYPD DNA Database Continues to Grow, Legal Aid Society Says, by Dean Meminger, NY1, 7/2/2020
- Since We Reported on Flawed Roadside Drug Tests, Five More Convictions Have Been Overturned, by Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 7/1/2020
- Face Masks In Courtrooms Could Lessen False Assumptions About Credibility, Researcher Finds, by Robin Young and Allison Hagan, WBUR, 7/1/2020
- OC Sheriff Officials Allegedly Broke Chain of Custody with Half of Their Golden State Killer Evidence, by Nick Gerda, Voice of OC, 6/27/2020
- A DNA Mix-Up Involving a Washing Machine Kept a Man in Jail for 3 Years, by Heather Murphy, New York Times, 6/26/2020
- An Algorithm That ‘Predicts’ Criminality Based on a Face Sparks a Furor, by Sidney Fussell, Wired, 6/24/2020
- Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm, by Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 6/24/2020
- Pollen Expert Nominated for Crime-solving Prowess, Forensic Magazine, 6/24/2020
- How Congress passed a farm bill and left Maryland police labs unable to test for marijuana, by Tim Prudente, Baltimore Sun, 6/24/2020
- Over 1,000 AI Experts Condemn Racist Algorithms That Claim to Predict Crime, by Janus Rose, Vice, 6/23/2020
- Tech Companies Are Limiting Police Use of Facial Recognition. Here’s Why, NPR, 6/23/2020
- Jury was misled about DNA before finding Xie guilty of murder, court told, by Georgina Mitchell, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6/22/2020