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"Whistling Past the Graveyard: Why It’s So Hard to Rid the Courts of Junk Science," by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, April 24, 2022
"This Database Stores the DNA of 31,000 New Yorkers. Is It Illegal?," by Troy Closson, New York Times, March 22, 2022
"Rush to Judgment," by Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith, The Intercept, March 05, 2022
"Murderville – Episode Five: The Evidence," by Sarah Frazier and Liliana Segura, The Intercept, March 01, 2022
"How long do prisoners have to seek DNA evidence?," by John Elwood, SCOTUSblog, February 23, 2022
"Murderville – Episode Two: The Cops," The Intercept, February 08, 2022
"Flawed forensics in criminal trials overlooked in push to reform expert witness rules," by Hassan Kanu, Reuters, January 27, 2022
"Virginia Beach Police used forged forensic documents in interrogations," by Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, January 12, 2022
"A DNA match helps solve the cold case of a California waitress killed in 1996," Associated Press, December 10, 2021
"51 prisoners will have their cases reviewed for potential wrongful convictions over hair analysis," by Allison Sherry, CPR News, November 29, 2021
"Opinion: Thousands of missed police killings prove we must address systemic bias in forensic science," by Peter Neufeld, Keith Findley and Dean Strang, Washington Post, October 15, 2021
"Woodlawn Jane Doe: How scraps of DNA and a genealogy website solved a 45-year-old mystery," by Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, October 02, 2021
"Murder in Miniature," by Molly Bryson, Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2021
"Ex-soldier convicted of teen's '82 murder can't get DNA test," by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Washington Post, August 10, 2021
"Advocates Challenge Mysterious Justice Department Statement That Undercuts Forensic Science Reform," by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, August 08, 2021
