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Expecting (too?) much crime and punishment talk at Prez Obama’s last State of the Union

Source: Expecting (too?) much crime and punishment talk at Prez Obama’s last State of the Union

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23andMe Discloses Police Requests For Customers’ DNA

Five users’ DNA samples have been wanted by the cops Source: 23andMe Discloses Police Requests For Customers’ DNA

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Changeling (film)

Some films are so moving it becomes necessary for me to learn more to try to resolve it somehow, as if the emotion is left unfinished. There was some satisfaction in the form of resolution in the Wikipedia article about “Changeling,” staring Angelina Jolie and directed by Clint Eastwood. The article is surprisingly in depth […]

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Criminal Law 2.0, by The Hon. Alex Kozinski (Why the US Justice System Really Isn’t Just)

Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
Alex Kozinski is a judge on the U.S. Ninth Circuit. He has recently authored an article for the Georgetown Law Journal, which he simply titles “Criminal Law 2.0.” It is a comprehensive review and critique of the flaws and shortcomings of the current US justice system. My opinion is…

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She kept calling to me to have her story told

She was acknowledged  in Colder Case but that wasn’t good enough. This next project is almost ready and is coming very soon.