U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions war on science/forensics: (Part Ten);...
COMMENTARY: "Jeff Sessions wants to keep forensics in the dark ages," by Radley Balko, published by The Washington Post on April 11, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "Democracy dies in darkness."GIST: "When Jeff...
View ArticleMarch For Science: Today in Washington - 600 companion marches planned around...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We are in a dangerous place right now,” Nye told the Guardian. “Science has always been political but we don’t want science to be partisan. Objective truths have become set aside and...
View ArticleAnnie Dookhan: Massachusetts: Unique perspective: Bloomberg columnist Stephen...
COMMENTARY: "21,000 reasons why Scalia was right," by Stephen L. Carter, published by Bloomberg News on April 21, 2017.GIST: "In an intriguing way, this week’s decision by Massachusetts prosecutors to...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions war against science/forensics: (Part...
STORY: "After years of push back against sloppy and dishonest practices used to secure wrongful convictions, Jeff Sessions wants to reverse course to further his white supremacist agenda," by reporter...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions war on crime/forensics: Part Twelve;...
COMMENTARY: "Now who will push ahead on validating forensic science disciplines?' by Prof. Suzanne Bell, published by 'The Conversation' on April 18, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "When lawyers submit forensic...
View ArticleUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions' war on science/forensics: (Part 13):...
STORY: "Jeff Sessions Wants Courts to Rely Less on Science and More on "Science," by reporter Pema Levy, published by Mother Jones on April 24, 2017. Thanks to Dr. Mike Bowers at CSIDDS (Forensics in...
View ArticleJohn Jackson: Texas: Cameron Todd Willingham's prosecutor; Major Development:...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s the perfect storm of a case at this time when interest in exonerations is sweeping the country. It’s in the very top of these exoneration cases.”Houston criminal-defense...
View ArticleRodricus Crawford: Louisiana: Bulletin: See his first television interview as...
FROM KSLA REPORTER DOMONIQUE BENN'S FACEBOOK SITE: "He was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to Angola's Death Row. Now he's been cleared. In his first television interview since being released...
View ArticleAttorney General Jeff Session's war on science/forensics: (Part 14):...
COMMENTARY: "Sessions’s Assault on Forensic Science Will Lead to More Unsafe Convictions," by Jessica Gabel Cino, published by Newsweek on April 20, 2017. (Jessica Gabel Cino is associate dean for...
View ArticleRodricus Crawford: Louisiana; His case has begun to play a role in the U.S....
STORY: "Former Caddo prosecutor in favor of eliminating death penalty," by reporter Gary Hines, published by KTBS 0n April 25, 2017.GIST: "A former Caddo Parish prosecutor-- haunted by mistakes he...
View ArticleRodricus Crawford: Louisiana; Publisher's View: (Editorial); His Caddo Parish...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: (EDITORIAL);Reporter Gary Hines says distinctly in a KTBS story: "The Caddo district attorney's office earlier this month dropped charges, based in large part on medical evidence...
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Hassan Diab: Detained without trial in France: Decision on his release...
"A former Ottawa professor being investigated for terrorism in France has been ordered released from prison for a sixth time, because of insufficient evidence. But, despite the April 24 order, his...
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Dr. Michael Pollanen: Ontario; A 'nice, cautionary tale' presented by...
STORY: "Naked, bruised body in the woods looked like a sexual homicide. But then came the autopsy," by Tom Blackwell, published by The National Post on April 25, 2017.GIST: "The Ontario woman’s naked...
View ArticleRodricus Crawford: Louisiana: Role of pathologist alleged to have...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If I were him, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing he put an innocent man on Death Row and he could have very well been executed for that...I hope he re-examines the work...
View ArticleSandra Higgins: Ireland; Bulletin: Shaken baby syndrome; Trial begins: Irish...
"A child minder on trial accused of causing serious harm to a ten-month-old baby told gardai that the child was not “violently shaken” or assaulted while in her care. Sandra Higgins (36) told gardai...
View ArticleRodricus Crawford; Louisiana; Editorial; Connecticut Journal Inquirer looks...
EDITORIAL: "Racial bias and a Death Row inmate’s reprieve," published by The Journal Inquirer on April 27, 2017.GIST: "After serving three years on Death Row, a Louisiana inmate recently had all...
View ArticleSandra Higgins: Ireland: Bulletin: On-going trial: 'Baby's symptoms were...
"A 10-month-old baby girl had “classic” symptoms of abusive head trauma, the trial of her former child minder heard today. Sandra Higgins (36) of The Beeches, Drumgola Wood, Cavan, has pleaded not...
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Jessie McKim: Missouri; The Marshall Project's Andrew Cohen exposes us to an...
STORY: "Is it murder if there's no homicide? The strange case of a convicted killer whose "victim" probably died of her own drug overdose," by Andrew Cohen, published by The Marshall Project on April...
View ArticlePatrick Pursley; Illinois; Free on bond while awaiting appeal and new trial...
"Patrick Pursley emerged from the Winnebago County Justice Center this afternoon free on bond after being imprisoned for 23 years for the shooting death of Andy Ascher. Pursley, 51, will live with...
View ArticleSandra Higgins: Ireland; Bulletin: Ongoing shaken baby syndrome trial: "Trial...
"A retired consultant paediatrician has told the trial of a childminder, accused of assaulting a baby, that it is his belief the child was the subject of a non-accidental injury that occurred on more...
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