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It is more important than ever for states to adopt evidence-based standards to ensure that only credible and vetted information is given to juries.

While they remain a singularly popular pop-culture genre, the police and court procedurals that draw the eyes and attention of television viewers on a daily basis have, unfortunately, given most ...

The conviction of Robert Farquharson for the murder of his three sons on Father's Day 2005 is being questioned in the media, with doubts raised about the reliability of prosecution's medical, traffic ...

In ProPublica’s latest investigation into the forensic junk science, we learn about some medical examiners’ use of ‘lung float tests’, which use questionable-at-best practices to determine whether a ...

Here, we highlight a few “worst of the worst” offenders when it comes to junk science. We lead with a decision from years past—likely familiar to the reader, as the issue (whether vaccines can cause ...

In 2017, the State of Connecticut, acting through then Hartford State's Attorney Gail Hardy, agreed that the 2001 murder conviction of Alfred Swinton should be vacated based on new DNA findings and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Much of this so-called evidence is little more than the unsubstantiated opinion of someone with a stake in the outcome. Yes, DNA ...