Lawyer challenges ban from public defender’s office – Skilled attorney’s fee too high for system
May 16, 2012 – 22:11 | Comments Off

By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel May 16, 2012
A Milwaukee lawyer says he has been unfairly banned from taking on cases for the state public defender’s office, despite high-quality work with good results for …

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Hi-Tech Talk: The best places to trade-in your electronics
January 20, 2012 – 16:32 | Comments Off
Hi-Tech Talk: The best places to trade-in your electronics

By Suzanne Kantra – Techlicious – MSNBC.COM
If you’re holding back on upgrading to a new cell phone, camera or laptop because of cost, you may be surprised how much your old device will bring at …

When DNA Evidence Suggests ‘Innocent,’ Some Prosecutors Cling to ‘Maybe’
November 16, 2011 – 09:46 | Comments Off
When DNA Evidence Suggests ‘Innocent,’ Some Prosecutors Cling to ‘Maybe’

The New York Times – By ERICA GOODE – Published: November 15, 2011
CHICAGO — For 17 years, Terrill Swift and three other men convicted in the 1994 rape and strangulation of a prostitute here have …

German officials admit using spyware on citizens, as Big Brother scandal grows
October 11, 2011 – 17:45 | Comments Off
German officials admit using spyware on citizens, as Big Brother scandal grows

By Bob Sullivan – MSNBC.COM
A government surveillance software scandal that erupted in Germany this weekend has spread beyond that nation’s borders, raising questions about how far government officials around the globe might go to monitor …

Why Eyewitness Memory Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be (Part III)
September 30, 2011 – 18:37 | Comments Off
Why Eyewitness Memory Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be (Part III)

Why Eyewitness Memory Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be (Part III)
The Huffington Post – 9/30/11 12:53 PM ET
In Part I and Part II of this post, I began recounting my recent experiences as an …

Marijuana DNA database can track pot’s origins – “…will help law enforcement track where the drug came from and link it to criminal drug trafficking organizations”
September 24, 2011 – 13:37 | Comments Off
Marijuana DNA database can track pot’s origins – “…will help law enforcement track where the drug came from and link it to criminal drug trafficking organizations”

By Scott Beaulieu – NBCConnecticut.com
There is a new tool in the ongoing war on drugs and it comes from a forensic scientist at the University of New Haven.
Heather Miller Coyle, an associate professor in the …