Wrongful Convictions · False Allegations · Memory & the Courts
FOX13 Memphis News Staff · 16 August 2026
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.
Two NSW Police officers shared witness statements before submitting them as evidence. A judge said it “undermines confidence” in their accounts — then allowed the evidence and ruled the arrest lawful.
15 August 2026
The Post found dozens of cases of police misusing license plate readers. Flock is adding safeguards intended to prevent abuse.
14 August 2026
The possibility of executing the innocent has gone a long way to change the national conversation about the death penalty.
14 August 2026
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
Are Australia’s rape reforms jailing innocent men? NSW costs certificates in sexual assault cases leapt from 28% to 67% in three years — and the men who paid.
5 August 2026
His name had one “_”. The criminal's had two. He got 18 months anyway.
31 July 2026
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
Editorial: A review ordered by Vera Baird should help the body tasked with identifying miscarriages of justice to rebuild itself.
17 July 2026
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