by Doug Ankney
“I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” —Thomas Jefferson (Personal letter to Thomas Paine, dated July 11, 1789)
The American criminal justice system is built on a …
by David M. Reutter
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.”
– Marcel Proust
When jurors weigh evidence in a criminal trial, few types of evidence are more persuasive than a witness pointing across a courtroom and declaring with absolute certainty: “That’s the …
Originally published on February 2, 2025. Republished with permission from The Intercept https://theintercept.com/2025/02/02/forensic-dna-phenotyping-parabon-nanolabs-police/, an award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Sign up for The Intercept’s Newsletter https://theintercept.com/newsletter/
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Fighting Crime With Science
As a teenager, Dr. Susan Walsh loved the …
“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” – Henry Ford
What is money? Everyone needs and wants it, but few can actually define it. …
