<p>Following a Verite News and ProPublica investigation, a district judge vacated the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose 1998 murder conviction was based on allegedly fabricated bite mark analysis. It remains unclear if Duncan will walk free.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/jimmie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/jimmie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jim</span><span class="invisible">mie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/louisiana/" rel="tag">#Louisiana</a> <a href="/tags/forensics/" rel="tag">#Forensics</a> <a href="/tags/court/" rel="tag">#Court</a> <a href="/tags/judge/" rel="tag">#Judge</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a></p>
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<p>Over the past 27 years, nine prisoners have been set free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence given by an infamous forensic pathologist and dentist team.</p><p>Duncan was the last person awaiting an execution based on the pair’s work.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/jimmie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/jimmie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jim</span><span class="invisible">mie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/louisiana/" rel="tag">#Louisiana</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a> <a href="/tags/court/" rel="tag">#Court</a> <a href="/tags/judge/" rel="tag">#Judge</a> <a href="/tags/forensics/" rel="tag">#Forensics</a> <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#Prison</a></p>
<p>Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Patients “Using His Position as a Therapist”<br>—</p><p>The plea comes after an investigation by The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica about the former therapist, who built a reputation as a specialist for struggling gay Latter-day Saints men.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-scott-owen-sexual-abuse-guilty-plea?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-scott-owen-sexual-abuse-guilty-plea?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/uta</span><span class="invisible">h-therapist-scott-owen-sexual-abuse-guilty-plea?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/court/" rel="tag">#Court</a> <a href="/tags/sexualabuse/" rel="tag">#SexualAbuse</a> <a href="/tags/investigation/" rel="tag">#Investigation</a></p>
<p>Alaska Supreme Court Places New Limits on Pretrial Delays<br>—</p><p>The move follows an investigation by ProPublica and the Anchorage Daily News that found some cases have taken as long as a decade to reach juries, potentially violating the rights of victims and defendants alike.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-supreme-court-limits-pretrial-delays?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/alaska-supreme-court-limits-pretrial-delays?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ala</span><span class="invisible">ska-supreme-court-limits-pretrial-delays?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/court/" rel="tag">#Court</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a></p>
<p>The video I filmed of an ICE agent shoving a woman to the ground at 26 Federal Plaza, a New York City immigration courthouse, went viral.</p><p>Then, in a rare move, the government publicly reprimanded the officer, calling his actions “unacceptable.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-officer-shoves-woman-till-eckert?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ice-officer-shoves-woman-till-eckert?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ice</span><span class="invisible">-officer-shoves-woman-till-eckert?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/newyorkcity/" rel="tag">#NewYorkCity</a> <a href="/tags/nyc/" rel="tag">#NYC</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/court/" rel="tag">#Court</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a></p>