New York Times revisits McMartin daycare trials

It has long been said, in varying language, that a lie travels halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on. You do not have to reach back 200 years to Scotland to find enduring wisdom in …

Evidence of Concealed Jailhouse Deal Raises Questions About a Texas Execution

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The New York Times on the Todd Willingham case.

Mr. Scheck said that the Willingham case suggested a fundamental weakness in the justice system: If Mr. Webb’s testimony “was really based on a deal and misrepresentation, then …

In Texas, a New Law Lets Defendants Fight Bad Science

NCRJ President Michael Snedeker is quoted in The Atlantic:

The new statute offers another kind of clarity: “It’s important because a lot of really shaky evidence is clothed in objectivity,” said Snedeker, noting the incalculable impact expert testimony can …