Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Podcast: New evidence of Rodney Reed's innocence, first thoughts on the Atatiana Jefferson shooting, and the Mystery of the Disappearing Misdemeanor Arrests

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Here's the latest Reasonably Suspicious podcast from Just Liberty: This is the October 2019 episode of Just Liberty's Reasonabl...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Digesting new Daubert opinion on DNA mixtures

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Grits earlier referenced  the  opinion from federal District Judge Janet Neff, in Michigan's western district, who directly evaluated t...
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Saturday, October 26, 2019

State officials vs local pols on bail and policing, reinvigorating community service, why that weird brass-knuckles bill was really a thing, and other stories

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Let's clear a few browser tabs with a roundup of stories that merit Grits readers' attention: Texas AG insults federal judge's...
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Friday, October 25, 2019

DNA mixture software widely used in Texas disallowed by MI federal judge

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For some time, Grits has been  skeptical  whether DNA-mixture software would hold up to "Daubert" scrutiny if judges were to dire...
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The state of 'progressive prosecutors' in Texas

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The article in The Atlantic titled " Texas prosecutor fights for reform " has a certain "Man Bites Dog" quality, whic...
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Monday, October 21, 2019

Interview: Parsing the civil-rights lawsuit demanding Hepatitis C treatment for Texas prisoners

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In last month's Reasonably Suspicious podcast , co-host Mandy Marzullo and I interviewed Texas civil-rights attorney Scott Medlock about...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Scaredy Cops: Fear-based training of police officers makes them more likely to shoot

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Amber Guyger and Aaron Dean, the cops who shot and killed Botham Jean and Atatiana Jefferson, respectively, had something in common: Both sh...
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Monday, October 14, 2019

Roundup: Oversight overlooked, the I-35 Fine Corridor, a last chance to end forensic hypnosis, and more

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Here are a few odds and ends that merit Grits readers' attention: Agency regulating judges toothless and useless Texas' State Com...
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Friday, October 11, 2019

Governor should address homelessness crisis for all of Texas

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"Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it   unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." - Ma...
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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Texas trends follow national decline in misdemeanor arrests

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The Wall Street Journal on Sunday  published an item reporting on a nationwide decline in misdemeanor arrests, a trend this blog has been d...
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Monday, October 07, 2019

Parole policies the key to substantial prisoner reductions in Texas

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The goal of cutting prison populations by 50 percent has been poo pooed by some as a pipe dream, but for Texas it seems conceivable. As Gr...
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Thursday, October 03, 2019

Initial thoughts on the Amber Guyger verdict

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Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger's murder conviction and ten year prison sentence raises so many conflicted emotions! Here are ...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Humpty Dumpty, the Castle Doctrine, and other stories

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Here are a few odds and ends that merit Grits readers' attention: Humpty Dumpty and the Castle Doctrine The judge in former Dallas ...
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Monday, September 30, 2019

'Progressive prosecutors' not all so progressive on bail reform

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At the Texas Tribune festival this weekend, Josie Duffy-Rice, president of The Appeal, moderated a panel with three Democratic Texas Distri...
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