More from this issue:

1. SCOTUS Announces Confrontation Clause Prohibits Expert Witness From Testifying About Non-­Testifying Expert’s Statements Regarding Forensic Testing Performed by Non-­Testifying Expert in Support of Testifying Expert’s Opinion Testimony at Trial, by Sam Rutherford
2. NIJ Partners With Doctor to Develop Better Screening Method to Detect and Identify Drugs Postmortem, by Douglas Ankney
3. Broken Trust The Pervasive Role of Deceit in American Policing, by Andrew Eichen
4. WhatsApp’s Security Team Identifies Vulnerabilities, by Michael Thompson
5. University of Maryland Carey Law Pioneers Forensic Defense Clinic
6. Seventh Circuit Announces Search of Cellphone at Border Constitutes Routine Inspection and Does Not Require Warrant, Probable Cause, or Even Individualized Suspicion, by Sam Rutherford
7. Delaware Supreme Court: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Challenge Search of Cellphone Where Consent Was Ambiguous and Warrant Constituted a General Warrant, by Sam Rutherford
8. Barrier-­Crime Laws Continue to Unjustly Prohibit Otherwise Qualified Persons With Prior Convictions From Employment, by Douglas Ankney
9. Cops Hide Behind Encrypted Radio, by Michael Thompson
10. Ninth Circuit Denies Habeas Relief to Prisoner Who Invoked Fifth Amendment Right to Counsel During Custodial Interrogation but Made Incriminating Statements to Undercover Informant Posing as Fellow Prisoner Because Right to Counsel Not Violated, by Sam Rutherford
11. Overthrowing the Constitution: All Sides Are Waging War on Our Freedoms, by Nisha Whitehead, John W. Whitehead
12. California Court of Appeal: Wearing Puffy Jacket on Hot and Humid Night Does Not Constitute Reasonable Suspicion of Criminal Activity, by Anthony Accurso
13. Ninth Circuit Announces California Carjacking Conviction Not Categorically ‘Crime of Violence’ Under Immigration Law for Removal Purposes, by Sam Rutherford
14. SCOTUS Clarifies Prejudice Standard Under Strickland for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims at Capital Sentencing, by Sam Rutherford
15. Oregon Supreme Court Further Clarifies ‘Guilty Except for Insanity’ Defense, by Sam Rutherford
16. Wisconsin District Attorneys’ Police Brady Lists Often Secret, Incomplete, or Nonexistent, by Matthew Clarke
17. Georgia Supreme Court: Discovery of Common Law Wife’s Infidelity Entitled Defendant to Voluntary Manslaughter Instruction in Malice Murder Prosecution, by Sam Rutherford
18. Arizona Supreme Court Allows Third PCR Motion Based on IAC for Erroneous Advice About Parole Eligibility Due to ‘Pervasive Confusion’ Regarding Parole Within Legal Community, by Anthony Accurso
19. Chicago PD Continues Racial Profiling While Underreporting Incidents of Traffic Stops, by Jo Ellen Nott
20. Wisconsin Supreme Court: Officer Violated Fourth Amendment by Exceeding Scope of Community Caretaking Function During Traffic Stop, by Sam Rutherford
21. Seventh Circuit Holds Sentencing Guidelines Commentary Still Entitled to Deference, by Sam Rutherford
22. ICE’s Deadly Force Problem: A Culture of Impunity, by Jo Ellen Nott
23. News In Brief
24. A New Approach to Drug Testing: Electrochemical Sensors and Raman Spectroscopy, by Jo Ellen Nott

More from Jo Ellen Nott:

• Study Highlights Limitations in Forensic DNA Analysis Involving Lower Genetic Diversity Groups, Feb. 1, 2025
• New AI Tool Harnesses Microbiomes for Forensic and Medical Breakthroughs, Feb. 1, 2025
• First Step Act Linked to Modest Reductions in Time Served by Federal Prisoners, Feb. 1, 2025
• Chicago PD Continues Racial Profiling While Underreporting Incidents of Traffic Stops, Nov. 1, 2024
• ICE’s Deadly Force Problem: A Culture of Impunity, Nov. 1, 2024
• A New Approach to Drug Testing: Electrochemical Sensors and Raman Spectroscopy, Nov. 1, 2024
• Study Finds That Black Americans Want Both Police Presence and Reform: Looking Beyond the Headlines, Oct. 1, 2024
• Louisiana Becomes First State in Nation to Allow Judges to Order Surgical Castration for Sex Offenders, Oct. 1, 2024
• AI-Generated Police Reports Must Have Guardrails for Inaccuracy, Bias, Transparency, and Review, Sept. 1, 2024
• Maryland Governor Pardons Thousands of Low-Level Marijuana Convictions, Seeking to Right Historical Wrongs, Sept. 1, 2024

More from these topics:

• Mayhem, Murder and Staff Misconduct at Brooklyn BOP Lockup, March 1, 2025. Cell Searches, Drug Testing, Prison/Jail Murders, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Cell Phone Access, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet.
• Study: DNA Transfer in Social Settings, Feb. 15, 2025. DNA Testing/Samples, Forensic Sciences, DNA Evidence, DNA Evidence/Testing.
• New AI Tool Harnesses Microbiomes for Forensic and Medical Breakthroughs, Feb. 1, 2025. Forensic Sciences.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Habeas Relief in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case, Feb. 1, 2025. junk science, Habeas Corpus, Forensic Sciences, Child Abuse/Abusers, Evidence - Admissibility.
• Federal Facial Recognition Technology Fails Again, Feb. 1, 2025. Computer Searches, Evidentiary Ruling, Forensic Sciences.
• Mass Spectrometry Being Studied as Way to Analyze Overlapping or Weak Fingerprints, Feb. 1, 2025. Forensic Sciences, Fingerprint Evidence, Latent Fingerprint Evidence.
• Study Highlights Limitations in Forensic DNA Analysis Involving Lower Genetic Diversity Groups, Feb. 1, 2025. Diversity Jurisdiction, Forensic Sciences, DNA Evidence.
• Colorado Bureau of Investigation Admits Over 1,000 Cases Affected by DNA Test Misconduct, Feb. 1, 2025. Judicial Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, junk science, Forensic Sciences.
• SCOTUS Announces Confrontation Clause Prohibits Expert Witness From Testifying About Non-­Testifying Expert’s Statements Regarding Forensic Testing Performed by Non-­Testifying Expert in Support of Testifying Expert’s Opinion Testimony at Trial, Jan. 15, 2025. Forensic Sciences, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Exclusion of Witnesses at Trial, Confrontation Clause/Rights.
• NIJ Partners With Doctor to Develop Better Screening Method to Detect and Identify Drugs Postmortem, Jan. 15, 2025. Drug Testing, Forensic Sciences.