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Forensic science

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Forensic science

This Chronicle of Sloppy Alcohol Breath Testing Highlights the Hidden Problems With Supposedly Scientific Forensic Evidence

Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2019 1:20 PM

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Forensic science

'Lie Detectors' Do Not Detect Lies

A polygraph test does not prove Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth-or anything else.

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2018 12:01 AM

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Civil Liberties

No, Trump Staffers Shouldn't Be Subject to a Lie Detector Dragnet to Find the 'Resistance' Mole

Rand Paul betrays his civil libertarian principles when he calls for using junk science to ferret out disloyalty.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.7.2018 10:55 AM

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Forensic science

Rod Rosenstein Defends Bad Forensic Science

Experts warn against forms of forensic evidence that haven't been validated, but the deputy attorney general thinks that's an "erroneously narrow view."

C.J. Ciaramella | 8.10.2018 3:30 PM

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Forensic science

Stossel: Junk Science Locks Up Innocent People

DNA testing reveals that long-used forensic methods are error-riddled.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 5.22.2018 11:45 AM

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Forensic science

After Ending Obama-era Commission, Justice Department Announces New Forensic Science Review

Some criminal justice groups worry the group will not be independent.

C.J. Ciaramella | 8.14.2017 9:15 AM

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Forensic science

Sessions Scraps Commission on Forensic Science Standards

Say goodbye to an independent panel trying to keep bad science out of courtrooms

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.10.2017 4:15 PM

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Sex Crimes

Why We Still Need Statutes of Limitations for Rape

Momentum is gaining to end criminal statutes of limitations for sex crimes. But this betrays both victims and those accused.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.24.2017 3:00 PM

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Massachusetts

Mass. Supreme Court Orders D.A. to Vacate Cases in Massive Forensics Scandal

A corrupt crime lab tech tainted one in six drug cases in Massachusetts. The state high court just ordered prosecutors to drop thousands of those cases.

C.J. Ciaramella | 1.19.2017 4:15 PM

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Civil Liberties

Forensic Science Is a Mess, and the Justice Department Wants to Keep It That Way

C.J. Ciaramella | 12.22.2016 6:00 AM

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