Former Florida death row inmates to ask Donalds to pause executions
Florida exonerees with 26 combined years on death row want the incoming governor to pause executions. Byron Donalds said he supports the death penalty.
9 November 2026
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New Haven committee recommends borrowing $17.5M for wrongful conviction settlement
New Haven's Board of Alders Finance Committee favorably recommended bonding up to $17.5 million to pay a wrongful conviction settlement to resident Adam Carmon.
9 November 2026
Judge steps away from case involving man D.A. says was wrongly convicted
Judge Lee Coffee has recused himself in the case of Andrew Hayes, a man Memphis prosecutors say may have served years for a murder he didn’t commit.
6 November 2026
Marvin Anderson: 210 years, and a lab notebook nobody threw away
Convicted at 18 on a rigged photo array, refused a new trial after the real attacker confessed, cleared only because evidence survived by accident.
3 November 2026
After 17 Years in Prison, Innocence Project Client is Exonerated
John Anthony Holmes spent more than 17 years in Virginia prisons before the Court of Appeals vacated all eight of his convictions after his daughters recanted.
2 November 2026
Making a Murderer's Steven Avery's dad dies as he keeps fighting prison sentence
Allan Avery, the father of Making a Murderer's Steven Avery, has died at the age of 89 - and he continued to be son's 'strongest supporter' right up until the end
2 November 2026
After 44 years in prison, New Mexico man exonerated of 1982 rape and murder conviction
Carl Case was 19 when he was sentenced to life for the 1982 rape and murder of a teenage girl. After 44 years behind bars, a judge has ruled him innocent.
30 October 2026
After his exoneration, Jarrett Adams (JD '15) seeks justice for others
After serving nearly 10 years in prison for a crime a federal court found he didn’t commit, Jarrett Adams (JD ’15) is fighting for the wrongfully convicted.
30 October 2026
Stanford ditches ‘survivor’ term for sexual assault cases
Will mostly use ‘impacted student’ now.
30 October 2026
Missouri Passed a Law to Compensate the Wrongfully Convicted. Now It Doesn’t Want to Pay.
Based on a new law, two men are seeking $2.4 million for their combined 38 years in prison. But Missouri doesn’t want to pay them for their lost time.
29 October 2026
Woman falsely claims husband armed with chainsaw was going to cut her up
A woman who police say called 911 to report her husband had a chainsaw and was going to cut her up is now facing a felony charges for making a false report.
29 October 2026
Glynn Simmons dies after spending 48 years in prison for crime he didn't commit
The Oklahoma man, who was exonerated in 2023 after nearly five decades behind bars, died following a battle with cancer.
28 October 2026
False Claims of Sexual Assault Damage the Innocent
A jury awarded former MIT professor David Sabatini $6 million against the colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct; Timothy Busfield’s charges were thrown out the same day.
28 October 2026
“Sex Trafficking” laws are a disgrace to America
Michael Tracey on the sentencing of the Alexander Brothers to 30 years each, the novel “thing of value” theory behind their conviction, and a hearing he calls an abomination.
28 October 2026
The Window on Death Row Screening & Q+A (Daytona Beach)
A screening of The Window on Death Row, about Joaquín José Martínez, the first Spaniard exonerated from U.S. death row, with a Q&A, in Daytona Beach on 21 November.
28 October 2026
Her Best Friend Was 8 Years Old When She Was Murdered in 1969 and the Case Ran Cold; The Lead That Busted It Wide Open 20 Years Later Put Memory on Trial
Eileen Franklin's best friend’s murder went cold. A recovered childhood memory put her father in prison — no physical evidence. Then the memory went on trial.
27 October 2026
Did the courts get a high-profile Boston murder case wrong?
New questions emerge about a fire that killed two girls — and transfixed the region.
26 October 2026
Man wrongfully convicted by judicial candidate speaks out
Corey Williams, sentenced to death at 16 and later released after 20 years, says judicial candidate Hugo Holland should not be on the bench after judges found he withheld evidence in death penalty cases.
26 October 2026
Cornell’s real crisis is irrationalism, not rape
In claiming a campus rape crisis, the university’s students are egged on by radical professors who betray the cause of reason for an ideology of victimhood.
25 October 2026
Former St. Catherine of Alexandria Priest Cleared Of Child Sex Abuse Allegation
Cardinal Blase Cupich sends letters informing parishes that a child sex abuse allegation against Fr. Kenneth Fleck is deemed "unfounded."
25 October 2026
Woman who faked pregnancies, including with Bachelor star, sentenced to 30 days
Laura Owens, who also received seven years’ probation, fabricated medical records to prolong relationships.
23 October 2026
Antelope Valley father accused of kidnapping own kids fights charges after arrest warrant is quashed
An Antelope Valley father accused of kidnapping his own children has had a warrant for his arrest quashed.
22 October 2026
Fort Mill man exonerated in sex-crime probe says Nancy Mace’s allegations upended his life
Brian Musgrave was named a sexual predator by Rep. Nancy Mace on the House floor. Prosecutors now say not a scintilla of evidence supported her claims against him.
21 October 2026
Jury awards James Lucien $3M in suit against ex-Boston police detective Brazil
A federal jury awarded James Lucien $3 million against former Boston police detective John Brazil in a wrongful conviction case. He has another suit pending.
21 October 2026
Ohio man exonerated after 39 years raises concerns about wrongful convictions and death penalty
The exoneration of Rickey Jackson, after 39 years of incarceration for a wrongful conviction, has prompted scrutiny of Ohio's capital punishment system over irreversible judicial error.
20 October 2026
Medina couple allegedly falsely accused person of hurting their child when injuries caused by father
A Medina, New York, couple told police a stranger assaulted their 14-month-old child. Police found the named suspect was out of state and say the father caused the injuries.
19 October 2026
Tampa realtor shocks TikTok with claim that she falsely accused a man of cheating as a bizarre but effective ‘marketing tactic’ for her business
A Tampa realtor says she commented on a stranger's engagement post implying he was cheating with her, to drive traffic to her page. TikTok users called it defamation.
19 October 2026
Former MIT scientist wins $6M defamation verdict against colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct
A Suffolk County jury awarded former MIT professor David Sabatini $6 million after finding that Kristin Knouse, a younger colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct, had defamed him, and rejected her counterclaims.
17 October 2026
Wrongful conviction overturned for Haywood man who was falsely accused
District Attorney Ashley Welch took the incredibly rare step this week of overturning a prior conviction against a man now known to be innocent.
17 October 2026
Believe women? No – believe evidence
The point in the Cornell case is not that women lie; most do not. But every accusation is a claim, and claims must be tested, argues Jay Beecher.
16 October 2026
Bone Valley, The Prosecutors and the case of Leo Schofield
Two former federal prosecutors set out to debunk an innocence claim and concluded the opposite. Gilbert King, Leo Schofield and The Prosecutors, in conversation.
16 October 2026
Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield
A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
16 October 2026
Cooley Innocence Project Celebrates 25 Years of Fighting Wrongful Convictions
Cooley Law School marked the 25th anniversary of the Cooley Innocence Project, Michigan's only post-conviction DNA innocence organization, with a gala bringing together exonerees, students and advocates including Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez and Dan Slepian.
15 October 2026
How 'Jane Doe' May Revive Guilty Until Proven Innocent
A Cornell alumnus argues that the rush to judgment over the 'Jane Doe' allegations against seven Chi Phi members abandons the presumption of innocence, and that mothers of young men are watching with alarm.
15 October 2026
Exonerated Elkhart County man sues after serving 27 years in prison for 1998 murder
Reggie Dillard, exonerated in February after 27 years in prison for the 1998 killing of Christopher Thomas, is suing the city of Elkhart, its police officers and county prosecutors, alleging they conspired to frame him.
15 October 2026
Baltimore police officers convicted of misconduct charges after chase leads to assault
A Baltimore officer was convicted of falsely reporting that a man he chased had tripped and kicked him, and a second officer of assaulting the man with pepper spray after he surrendered.
14 October 2026
10 wrongful convictions in American history — and what freed them
10 wrongful convictions in American history, from false confessions to mistaken eyewitnesses, and the evidence that finally freed each man
14 October 2026
The Overlooked Role Barack Obama Played in False Allegations Against Men
How the Obama administration's 2011 Dear Colleague letter and 2014 White House report lowered the standard of proof in campus sexual-assault cases, and how Title IX rules have shifted since.
13 October 2026
Cornell and Feminism’s New Normal
Janice Fiamengo argues that the furore over the Cornell Chi Phi allegation shows how few people in authority will now defend the presumption of innocence and due process for accused young men.
12 October 2026
Zohran Mamdani orders use-of-force review for New York City police
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the first review of NYPD use of force in a decade, with reforms to strengthen accountability when officers are accused of serious misconduct.
12 October 2026
He shares a name with a Cornell rape suspect. Strangers started hunting him down.
As vigilantes race to expose those connected to the case, innocent people have been doxed, threatened and falsely accused.
11 October 2026
Anti-death penalty advocates rally at Texas Capitol, calling for end to executions
Exonerated former death row inmates and families joined a rally at the Texas State Capitol, warning that the justice system risks executing innocent people.
10 October 2026
Documentary tells story of exonerated death row inmate
A documentary about Joaquin Jose Martinez, the first Spaniard exonerated from death row in the United States after his former wife's allegation sent him there, will be screened at the Utah Film Center.
9 October 2026
Mississippi man exonerated after six trials in quadruple murder case dies at 56
Curtis Flowers, who spent more than 22 years in prison and was tried six times for the 1996 Tardy Furniture murders before the charges were dropped, has died at 56.
9 October 2026
It’s Time to ‘Stop Tinkering With the Machinery of Death’
Fifty years after the US reinstated the death penalty, Innocence Project director Christina Swarns argues that case after case has exposed its unreliability, and that a Justice Department plan to fast-track death-row appeals raises the risk of executing the innocent.
8 October 2026
The Last Time A College Hired An Obama Aide To Investigate A Sex Scandal, It Didn’t End Well
As Cornell hires Sally Yates to investigate a gang-rape allegation, Luke Rosiak recalls how Mary Jo White's report for the University of Rochester found the claims against professor Florian Jaeger unsubstantiated, and the university paid $9.4 million anyway.
8 October 2026
In Landmark Case, Jury Says Falsely Accused Males Are Victims Of Sexual Harassment
A federal jury has found the University of Maryland liable for failing to protect a male student from a smear campaign after he was cleared of sexual assault, in what his lawyer calls the first verdict treating false rape accusations as sex-based harassment.
6 October 2026
Lawyer says he was lured to Alabama strip club, framed with fentanyl – now he’s suing the city and police
Atlanta attorney Terry Bailey and his driver are suing Prichard, Alabama, alleging a police officer now under federal indictment set them up to be arrested on fentanyl-trafficking charges that were later dismissed.
6 October 2026
‘I’m a Victim of Prejudice’: Black Teen Arrested for Carjacking Despite School Alibi, Wore Ankle Monitor for 7 Months Until Reporter Questioned Case
Baltimore prosecutors kept 17-year-old Deryl Bright Jr. on house arrest with an ankle monitor for seven months over a carjacking that happened while he was in class, dropping the charges only after a Baltimore Sun reporter asked about them.
5 October 2026
Woman gets $29.5M settlement after jurors found Las Vegas police misconduct, attorney says
Kirstin “Blaise” Lobato has received a $29.5 million settlement from Las Vegas Metro after a federal jury found detectives fabricated evidence that put her behind bars for more than 15 years over a 2001 killing.
5 October 2026
Chris Rock Regrets Not Helping Childhood Best Friend’s Brother Who Spent 17 Years In Prison For Wrongful Murder Conviction: ‘It Still F**ks With Me, I Had The Means To Help Him And I Didn’t’
Chris Rock says he still regrets refusing to pay for a lawyer for Roger Logan, his childhood best friend’s brother, who spent nearly 17 years in prison for a 1997 Brooklyn murder before he was exonerated.
4 October 2026
Rochester pays $140K to Wisconsin woman falsely accused of crime
The City of Rochester, Minnesota, has paid $140,000 to settle the federal lawsuit of a 69-year-old Eau Claire woman whom three police officers wrongly named as the suspect in a counterfeit-bill case.
2 October 2026
Chicago City Council to weigh $260.8 million settlement for 17 wrongful conviction lawsuits tied to ex-CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara
Chicago taxpayers could soon be shelling out more than $260 million dollars to settle cases tied to allegations that disgraced former police detective Reynaldo Guevara tortured 17 men into false confessions to crimes.
1 October 2026
Florida needs new rules to stop wrongful convictions
On Wrongful Conviction Day, the head of the Innocence Project of Florida urges the Legislature to adopt evidence-based eyewitness identification rules and guardrails on facial recognition, citing the eight years Dustin Duty spent wrongly imprisoned.
1 October 2026
Glenn Greenwald on the Cornell case and online mob justice
Seven Cornell students named as gang rapists in a civil suit, with no charges brought. Glenn Greenwald on due process, the accuser's own 2024 statement, and mob justice.
30 September 2026
Steven Avery, Brendan Dassey of 'Making a Murderer' fame seek commutations
Nearly 21 years after Teresa Halbach's killing, Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey have applied to Wisconsin's Commutation Advisory Board, and a judge has called commutation for Avery "entirely inappropriate."
30 September 2026
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike receiving medical care after failed execution
Tennessee halted Christa Pike's execution after two rounds of lethal injection drugs failed to kill her, in a two-hour process witnesses said took place largely behind a closed curtain.
30 September 2026
Appeals court stops exoneration in death penalty case
The execution of a woman who claims she was wrongly convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter has been thrown back into legal limbo.
29 September 2026
Man freed after decades on Utah's death row faces new challenges as legal fight continues
Douglas Carter, released after spending more than four decades on Utah's death row, is adjusting to life outside prison while attorneys seek a finding of factual innocence and potential compensation.
29 September 2026
Convicted of a murder he did not commit, Fred Steese struggled after prison
Fred Steese spent two decades in prison for a 1992 Las Vegas murder before judges declared him innocent. He was pardoned and paid about $1.4 million, but his life after prison was troubled. He died in August at 62.
28 September 2026
Pardon of innocence first step to seeking payment for wrongful conviction
In North Carolina, a wrongfully convicted person must first win a pardon of innocence before claiming up to $750,000 in state compensation; federal civil rights awards have no cap.
27 September 2026
Jay-Z accuser admits her rape claims against the rapper were false
The woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 has recanted, saying in a court filing that she never met him and that her claims against him were false.
26 September 2026
Utah psychologist surrenders license after method concerns
The therapist who helped four relatives "recover" abuse memories behind 23 felony charges against Ruth Worthen has surrendered her Utah license, admitting her methods risked false memories.
23 September 2026
Gable Steveson responds to sexual assault allegations in first statement since knockout loss at UFC 331
Gable Steveson addressed more than just his loss at UFC 331 in his first statement since suffering a knockout loss.
22 September 2026
Woman wrongfully accused in fatal Florida crash testifies before US Senate on surveillance tech
Wrongfully accused in a deadly Florida crash, Lindsey Isaacs will testify before the U.S. Senate about surveillance camera technology.
22 September 2026
Remember: You might be wrong
A Montana lawyer from a family of prosecutors argues that mistaken eyewitness testimony and pressure on doubting jurors send innocent people to prison — and that those who doubt deserve respect.
22 September 2026
Michigan got wrongful-conviction compensation right
A retired civil rights attorney contrasts Michigan's compensation law for the wrongly convicted, which lets exonerees also sue, with Indiana's, which pays only if they give up the right to sue forever.
21 September 2026
PRESS RELEASE: Man Wrongly Convicted of Sexual Abuse Files Federal Lawsuit Against Lewis County, Following Suit Against the State of Washington
Jordan D. Coleman filed a federal lawsuit against Lewis County, WA over his wrongful conviction for sexual assault of a minor.
21 September 2026
Police hiring standards matter. But they alone cannot stop abuse
Research on who becomes an abusive officer is real but partial, argues Jordan DeVylder — and the US rate of police killings cannot be explained by recruitment screening alone.
19 September 2026
Indiana Court of Appeals Affirms New Trial for Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic Client Jason Hubbell
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the State suppressed evidence pointing to another man, affirming a new trial for Jason Hubbell, who has spent more than 28 years in prison for the 1997 murder of Sharon Myers.
18 September 2026
Grandmother falsely accused of bank theft after alleged AI facial recognition match sues for $10M
Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI facial recognition matched her social media photo to a fake ID used by a bank thief. Her charges were dropped, and she is suing the city of Fargo for $10 million. An extract.
17 September 2026
Review: THE EXONERATED at Black Theatre Troupe
Herbert Paine reviews Black Theatre Troupe's Phoenix staging of the Blank and Jensen documentary play, built from the testimony of six people who were sentenced to death and later exonerated.
14 September 2026
Lindsay Clancy tragedy: who are really responsible? A damning exposé
Healthcare researcher Neal K. Shah argues that America's psychiatric system, not Lindsay Clancy alone, bears responsibility for her children's deaths — and asks why no prescriber faces a courtroom.
13 September 2026
$14M more set to be paid in settlements tied to disgraced former Chicago police detective Reynaldo Guevara
Chicago faces nearly $14 million more in settlements for two men framed for murder by Detective Reynaldo Guevara, on top of a misconduct bill that has already passed $80 million.
11 September 2026
Letters: The Chicago Archdiocese mishandled its response to allegation against the Rev. Michael Pfleger
Michael Pfleger's lawyer says the Archdiocese of Chicago removed the priest five days before it interviewed his accuser, whose account it found not credible.
10 September 2026
With sex abuse allegations, some priests wonder: Will I be presumed innocent until proven guilty?
When a priest is accused of sex abuse, should they be removed before an investigation is complete?
10 September 2026
Nonprofits sue DOJ over refusal to provide public records on now-defunct national police accountability database
Four organisations have sued the Department of Justice in federal court after it failed to release records on the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, a federal police misconduct registry created in 2023 and shut down in early 2025.
8 September 2026
Family of Milwaukee man falsely accused of threatening Trump plans to sue DHS
A planned lawsuit claims the Department of Homeland Security lied when it accused Ramón Morales Reyes of threatening assassination.
5 September 2026
'I am an innocent man': Jerry Sandusky speaks from prison ahead of court hearing
A judge has granted Jerry Sandusky a hearing over an accuser's bid to recant. Speaking by phone from a Pennsylvania prison, the former Penn State coach told ABC7 he was convicted by people with "their own personal agendas".
29 August 2026
Subu Vedam was exonerated a year ago. Family, supporters are still calling for his freedom
During a vigil held Thursday, State College Mayor Ezra Nanes said Vedam’s ongoing detention is an “injustice piled on top of injustice.”
28 August 2026
TN gov grants commutation to Thomas Clardy, despite exoneration pleas
Gov. Bill Lee commuted Thomas Clardy's life sentence to parole, stopping short of the Board of Parole's recommendation that he be exonerated.
27 August 2026
She Was Absolved of a Heinous Crime. Why Won’t They Leave Her Alone?
A judge exonerated Nancy Smith, an Ohio bus driver, after she was convicted of abusing children in her care. Now, prosecutors want to reverse an order saying she was innocent.
25 August 2026
'I always knew the truth': Man falsely imprisoned for 18 years exonerated of O.C. robbery
Guy Miles spent more than 18 years in prison for a 1998 Fullerton robbery he did not commit; Orange County prosecutors have now vacated the conviction after a Conviction Integrity Unit review.
22 August 2026
Opinion: Connecticut should not tax the wrongfully convicted
New Haven will pay two wrongly convicted men $15.25 million each — yet Connecticut's estate tax can still reclaim 12% of compensation the state itself paid.
21 August 2026
The Life and Death and Life of Repressed Memories
Harvard psychologist Richard McNally and social psychologist Carol Tavris on why the discredited idea of “repressed memories” is back — in Amy Griffin's memoir and Bessel van der Kolk's bestsellers — and what the research on fragmented trauma memories actually found.
19 August 2026
Man who served 30 years for crime he didn't commit sues Albany, detectives for $80M
Corey Young served 30 years for a 1995 Albany shootout he did not commit. He is now suing the city and two detectives for $80 million over coerced witnesses.
19 August 2026
Ohio death row inmate Tyrone Noling gets rare chance to ask parole board for pardon
Tyrone Noling has spent 30 years on Ohio's death row for a double murder he insists he did not commit; a rare clemency hearing let him put recanted testimony and an alternative suspect to the parole board.
19 August 2026
Pueblo woman exonerated of murder sues county, officers
Acacia Lyn-Darr, exonerated in 2025 after nearly 12 years in prison, is suing Pueblo County and its officers over a conviction built on coerced testimony.
19 August 2026
A judge said Queens prosecutors hid evidence. A secret committee cleared them anyway.
George Bell served 24 years in prison before one of the city's highest-profile exonerations.
17 August 2026
ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make arrests
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.
17 August 2026
Family of man convicted of murder says new hurdle emerged ahead of exoneration hearing
The family of a Memphis man wrongfully convicted of murder said a new hurdle has emerged a week before a hearing that could prove his innocence.
16 August 2026
A Washington Post investigation prompts changes at surveillance company Flock
The Post found dozens of cases of police misusing license plate readers. Flock is adding safeguards intended to prevent abuse.
14 August 2026
Death Penalty Supporters Say There’s No Proof of the Innocent Being Executed. Virginia Might Prove Them Wrong.
The possibility of executing the innocent has gone a long way to change the national conversation about the death penalty.
14 August 2026
Michael Jackson ‘Second Family’ Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Tossed Out of Court
A federal judge sent the Cascio siblings' child sex trafficking claims against the Michael Jackson estate to confidential arbitration, holding that the terms of their 2019 settlement leave him no discretion.
13 August 2026
Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that separated the ex-Cabinet secretary from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
27 July 2026
‘It’s over’: Judge returns kids to Valpo couple who says state wrongfully accused them of abuse
A Valparaiso mother and father have their kids back after they say the Indiana Department of Child Services wrongfully accused them of abusing their baby.
7 July 2026
Pete Buttigieg recalls ‘darkest hours’ after separation from children over hoax CPS report
Pete Buttigieg says an anonymous report — which police found meritless — led Child Protective Services to separate him from his twins for 24 hours.
27 June 2026
Bodycam: 'MeToo' accuser raided
Bodycam footage shows the police raid on a MeToo accuser as questions mount over her celebrity abuse claims.
3 October 2025
Sexual abuse – or justice abused? A priest’s tale
Fr Gordon MacRae's own account of the New Hampshire investigation, the plea deals he refused and the 1994 trial that left him serving 33½ to 67 years.
8 January 2024
The Stanford Rape Hoax
Jennifer Gries used claims of rape to punish a co-worker. Activists at Stanford used her lies for their own purposes.
3 April 2023
Missouri man freed as murder conviction overturned after three decades
Lamar Johnson, sentenced to life for the killing, was released after judge found ‘reliable evidence of actual innocence’
15 February 2023
Scenes from a Marriage
In 2020, a British High Court judge ruled that actor Johnny Depp was probably a “wife beater.” In 2022, an American jury disagreed. Who got it right?
18 January 2023
St. Louis priest to have arrest record expunged after sexual abuse cases dropped
Prosecutors dropped all charges against Father Joseph Jiang. A judge has now ruled he met the legal burden to have his 2014 arrest record expunged.
8 September 2022
‘It was all taken away’: Former teacher of the year wants apology from DCPS after abuse charge dropped
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Duval County teacher of the year said she is devastated and maintains she did nothing wrong after charges of child abuse were…
30 August 2022
Man wrongfully convicted of New Orleans rape as a teen is exonerated decades later
Sullivan Walter was convicted of a New Orleans rape as a teenager. A judge vacated the conviction 36 years later, citing evidence that could have cleared him.
26 August 2022
New trial being sought in Steven Avery "Making a Murderer" case
Steven Avery from "Making A Murderer" on Netflix (Netflix)
18 August 2022
'Sextortion' cases against CEOs, celebs explode
Wealthy executives and celebrities increasingly turn to lawyers to fight sextortion plots demanding tens of thousands for silence.
25 July 2022
Another wave of falsely accused priests returned to ministry
The Media Report on four priests returned to ministry, arguing diocesan review boards set a standard of proof too low for the accused to be exonerated.
27 June 2022
The jury verdict in the Depp-Heard case: A telling, deserved blow to the #MeToo witch-hunt
A Fairfax County jury found for Johnny Depp against Amber Heard — a significant defeat for the #MeToo witch-hunt and a victory for the presumption of innocence and due process.
3 June 2022
Actor Johnny Depp’s testimony exposes unsubstantiated #MeToo allegations by Amber Heard
Four days into Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard, his testimony paints a very different picture from the #MeToo allegations that damaged his acting career.
23 April 2022
They Were Accused Of Rape And Had Their Names Printed In The School Paper. The School Just Paid Them $450,000.
Three UMBC students falsely accused of rape received a $450,000 defamation settlement after the student newspaper printed their names and the allegations.
8 December 2021
CPI/SAVE Commends Dept. of Justice for Cessation of Funding for Dishonest 'Start By Believing' Investigations
CPI and SAVE commend the US Department of Justice for ending funding for 'Start By Believing' victim-centred investigations.
13 July 2021
Guilty Cosby going free is a win for due process
Gabriel Malor argues Bill Cosby going free is a vindication of the right to due process rather than of Cosby himself.
30 June 2021
One-Third of Sexual Assault Allegations in Criminal Setting Are Unfounded
SAVE argues one-third of sexual assault allegations in criminal settings are unfounded, contrary to activist claims that false reports are rare.
7 May 2021
Survey: Over 20 Million Have Been Falsely Accused of Abuse
A YouGov survey finds 8% of Americans, over 20 million adults, report being falsely accused of domestic violence or abuse.
17 December 2020
Long Island woman who made false rape claims denied probation reduction
A Connecticut judge denied a request to cut short probation for a Long Island woman convicted of falsely accusing two former Sacred Heart University football…
26 August 2020
Inside Florida's Campus Speech Battles
An attorney for UCF professor Charles Negy describes the nine-hour inquisition the university mounted after his controversial tweets sparked calls for his firing.
13 August 2020
Innocence Files reveals the really guilty
The Innocence Files shows police breaking rules, junk forensic science and prosecutors withholding exculpatory evidence.
26 July 2020
Woke America Is a Russian Novel
Woke America read as a Russian novel, where denunciation and public confession replace due process and forgiveness.
21 July 2020
The New York Times gloats over the destruction of “the Monster” Weinstein
Weinstein’s conviction has established the “breakthrough” principle that a criminal conviction can be secured without reliable and verifiable evidence. The working class and poor will suffer the consequences.
26 February 2020
"Making a Murderer" returns with a new Steven Avery lawyer to obsess over: Kathleen Zellner
Steven Avery's and Brendan Dassey's cases have stayed in the news since season 1. Zellner gives new reason to watch
19 October 2018
High School Girls Admitted to Making False Sexual Assault Accusations Against a Male Student Because They 'Just Don't Like Him'
Seneca Valley girls admitted making false sexual assault accusations against a male student because they 'just don't like him'.
17 October 2018
False sex assault reports not as rare as reported, studies say
Criminologist Brent Turvey and Pentagon data challenge the claim, repeated during the Kavanaugh confirmation, that only 2 percent of rape allegations are false.
7 October 2018
A son speaks out
Moses Farrow's first-person account of life inside Mia Farrow's household, and why he says the 1992 allegation against Woody Allen never happened.
23 May 2018