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Junk Science
November 26, 2024
Steve Kennedy
Junk Science and Judicial Arrogance Are Killing Us
Too many jurisdictions continue to abide by wholly discredited forensic techniques and pseudoscientific nonsense, which are leaving legal mayhem in their wake.
March 24, 2023
Magazine
Lara Bazelon
What If the Worst Crime Imaginable Never Happened?
Jimmie Duncan is on death row in Louisiana based on fraudulent science—but that might not matter if the state’s governorship flips this fall.
June 21, 2013
Judith Shulevitz
Jesus and Moses Went on Cleanses
That doesn't mean you should
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