Wrongful Convictions · False Allegations · Memory & the Courts
Janice Fiamengo · 12 October 2026
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.
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
One of Alex Salmond's accusers was a director of a company that received almost £100,000 from Scottish Government agencies in the 18 months after his trial, at which he was cleared of all charges.
11 October 2026
MPs are seeking to stop immunity applying when police fabricate evidence or are dishonest or negligent.
11 October 2026
The men the fantasist claimed were in a VIP paedophile ring were not informed of his release from prison under the early release scheme
11 October 2026
As vigilantes race to expose those connected to the case, innocent people have been doxed, threatened and falsely accused.
11 October 2026
The NSW police commissioner unsuccessfully attempted to stop the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission from holding public hearings into police brutality at the Herzog protest.
11 October 2026
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
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
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