DNA evidence has long been hailed as the gold standard of forensic science—unassailable, precise, and definitive. But what happens when that gold standard is processed through proprietary algorithms that operate in secrecy, shielded from scrutiny by trade secrets and alleged technical complexity?
Probabilistic genotyping (“PG”) software promises to unravel ...
The “100-mile border zone” is not just a geographic area—it is a legal construct that provides federal authorities broader powers to enforce the nation’s immigration laws. If you are within 100 miles of the nation’s land borders or coastlines, you are in the 100-mile border zone, a region where ...
This column was originally published on May 29, 2025, on Rutherford.org. It has been reprinted with permission
“If one company or small group of people manages to develop godlike digital superintelligence, they could take over the world. At least when there’s an evil dictator, that human is going to ...
The ever-growing army of self-driving vehicles quietly traveling through our cities are becoming something far more than just driverless vehicles—they’re morphing into the most sophisticated mobile surveillance network law enforcement has ever had. Police departments across America are increasingly tapping into the 360-degree, always-recording cameras of autonomous vehicles to investigate ...
Loaded on
July 1, 2025
published in Criminal Legal News
July, 2025, page 50
Arkansas: The downward spiral of former Hot Spring County Sheriff Derek “Scott” Finkbeiner, 47, continued with his fourth arrest on May 2, 2025, reported KATV out of Little Rock. The arrest stemmed from Finkbeiner’s attempt to contact a witness, co-defendant Jordan Hammond, through the Signal app, violating a court order ...
by Casey J. Bastian
“The vast majority of people whose deaths we are witnessing at the hands of law enforcement do in fact have disabilities”—HEARD Volunteer Director and Community Lawyer Talila Lewis
In a nation that prides itself on justice and equality, why are disabled individuals so often met with ...
The integrity of Los Angeles County’s justice system is under fire following the news that potentially defective DNA test kits were used for months in thousands of criminal cases.
Despite being notified in August 2024 that its kits were “prone to intermittently poor performance,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ...
