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.
Forensic science
'Lie Detectors' Do Not Detect Lies
A polygraph test does not prove Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth-or anything else.
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.
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."
Stossel: Junk Science Locks Up Innocent People
DNA testing reveals that long-used forensic methods are error-riddled.
After Ending Obama-era Commission, Justice Department Announces New Forensic Science Review
Some criminal justice groups worry the group will not be independent.
Sessions Scraps Commission on Forensic Science Standards
Say goodbye to an independent panel trying to keep bad science out of courtrooms
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.
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.
