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Two techniques for analyzing DNA evidence that were once considered cutting edge are now under fire amid questions about their reliability, and criminal defense attorneys in New York have asked a state agency to investigate the renowned lab that once used both methods. The New York City medical examiner's lab developed one of the techniques and became a leader in sophisticated DNA examinations partly because of its work identifying the remains of 9/11 victims.
In this April 15, 2014 file photo, criminalist trainees work at a lab in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York. A technique for analyzing DNA evidence developed by the laboratory has come under fire amid questions about its reliability.
The New York City medical examiner's lab developed one of the techniques and became a leader in sophisticated DNA examinations partly because of its work identifying the remains of 9/11 victims. Both techniques have been phased out in favor of new technology.
A federal appeals court has reversed a slew of convictions of extortion and racketeering against two Teamsters who were found guilty in 2014 of using the threat of pickets to pressure businesses into hiring union workers. The reversal of the convictions against the former Teamsters, John Perry and Joseph "JoJo" Burhoe, is another setback for the US Attorney's office, which last month lost a high-profile extortion case against four other Teamsters accused of shaking down producers of the reality television show, "Top Chef."
Federal prosecutors argue Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli poses a danger to the community as they move to revoke his bail Feds move to revoke Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli's bail over Hillary Clinton threat Federal prosecutors argue Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli poses a danger to the community as they move to revoke his bail Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2vQYIQN Martin Shkreli is the former CEO of the biotech firm Retrophin as well as the founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG. He's currently involved in a five-to-six week trial for being accused of defrauding investors of two hedge funds.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos declared on Thursday that "the era of 'rule by letter' is over" as she announced plans to change the way colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual assault on campus. DeVos vowed to replace a set of rules enacted by the Obama administration in a 2011 memo known as the "Dear Colleague Letter," which she said created a system that failed students.
Putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of deportation and triggering a furious political battle, U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to eliminate a Barack Obama program that protects young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Tuesday. Trump's decision jeopardizes the futures of 800,000 people, many of whom are university students or professionals familiar with no other country and largely indistinguishable from their American-born peers.
In 1958, shortly after their wedding, Mildred and Richard Loving were arrested in their Virginia home by local police for the crime of being married. Richard was white.
Federal prosecutors have filed a court document denying they or the FBI made inquiries into former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock's sex life when investigating whether he misused government and campaign funds. Lawyers for Schock, who has been indicted on charges of diverting these funds for personal use, said in August that investigators asked inappropriate questions, including whether Schock is gay.
California police will soon be barred from arresting crime victims or witnesses just because of actual or suspected immigration violations under a new law the governor signed Friday. The measure is one of several authored by state lawmakers to ensure people living in the country illegally who otherwise follow the law are not deterred from reporting crimes or serving as witnesses.
With the automobile sales tax decided, lawmakers are expected to finalize plans for a special session. The session, if it happens, likely won't be announced until the governor and legislative leaders agree on how to address a $215 million shortfall caused by the Oklahoma Supreme Court's rejection of an unconstitutional cigarette fee.
With all eyes focused, rightly, on Texas and the victims of Hurricane Harvey, it is easy to overlook the grave threat to constitutional democracy the president issued when he pardoned former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio last week. On its surface, the pardon looks like just another nod to rabid anti-immigration forces.
Philippine prosecutors have dismissed rebellion complaints against 59 men who were stopped by police and army troops at two checkpoints in the south and accused of attempting to join Islamic State-linked militants who laid siege to a southern city. Senior government prosecutor Peter Ong said Thursday the complaints filed by the military against the Muslim men were dismissed because of a lack of strong evidence, and authorities were ordered to free all the men.
Documents released on Thursday show former FBI head James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton before the investigation into her email conduct had concluded. Even more concerning is "Mr. Comey even circulated an early draft statement to select members of senior FBI leadership," reports Townhall.
A disbarred U.S. lawyer convicted of impersonating Dead Sea Scrolls scholars in emails on Thursday lost his bid to escape his two-month prison sentence. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York left in place Raphael Golb's convictions in New York state court on 10 criminal counts, but rejected another seven.
In 2015, civil forfeiture procedures were used by the U.S. Department of Justice to seize $1.8 billion worth of assets from Americans.[1] This figure does not include takings by the U.S. Treasury Department or state and local governments. Using these little-known procedures, "the government can take your home, business, cash, car or other property on the mere suspicion that it is somehow connected to criminal activity - and without ever convicting or even charging you with a crime."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press briefing the State of Texas Emergency Command Center at Department of Public Safety headquarters in Austin. Austin - A US federal judge late on Wednesday temporarily blocked most of Texas' tough new "sanctuary cities" law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they're in the US legally and threatened sheriffs with jail time for not co-operating with federal immigration authorities.
Traffic ticket quotas just might be New York city's worst-kept secret. NYPD whistleblowers, from Adrian Schoolcraft to Adhyl Polanco, have caught police supervisors on tape setting targets.
As high water spreads from Houston through Texas and Louisiana, authorities are bracing for an inevitable wave of fraud and other criminal activity set into motion by Harvey's punishing rains. In a warning to those who would seek to defraud the government and people wanting to help or seeking assistance, a dozen federal and state agencies were banding together to investigate and prosecute wrongdoers.