While they remain a singularly popular pop-culture genre, the police and court procedurals that draw the eyes and attention of television viewers on a daily basis have, unfortunately, given most ...

Society / Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.

Here, we highlight a few “worst of the worst” offenders when it comes to junk science. We lead with a decision from years past—likely familiar to the reader, as the issue (whether vaccines can cause ...

UPDATE (Oct. 17, 2024, 6:27 p.m. ET): A Travis County state district court judge on Thursday afternoon blocked Roberson’s scheduled execution, arguing that the state lacks the authority to put him to ...

In ProPublica’s latest investigation into the forensic junk science, we learn about some medical examiners’ use of ‘lung float tests’, which use questionable-at-best practices to determine whether a ...

You'll never hear fatherly advice like this from Paul Ferrara--too bad for B&E men (that's breaking and entering, to you). The conviction carried by his warm baritone and clear and sober eyes might ...

When Texas’ highest criminal court stopped Robert Roberson’s execution in 2016, it agreed with his lawyers that there was enough doubt over the cause of his daughter’s death to warrant a second look.

In 2013, Texas became the first state in the United States to provide a specific legal avenue that allows prisoners to “challenge potential wrongful convictions by showing that changes in the field of ...

Content warning: This story contains a description of sexual assault. (InvestigateTV) - Judy Carnes remembers making the call like it was yesterday. She was trying to reach her mother on May 22, 1980, ...

Diddy’s attorneys demanded the court remove Dr. Dawn Hughes’ testimony, claiming she defied limits and unfairly influenced the jury in his ongoing trial. Diddy’s legal team moved to strike expert ...

A vital battle is being waged daily by researchers like Lonni Besançon, who devote their spare time to fighting scientific fraud, ensuring the integrity of published studies, and ferreting out flawed ...