Wrongful Convictions · False Allegations · Memory & the Courts
Bryan Lynn · 14 October 2026
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.
The IOPC has found the Met's handling of Graham Linehan's complaint about his arrest at Heathrow was not reasonable and proportionate, and ordered it to reinvestigate, including whether he was discriminated against.
14 October 2026
10 wrongful convictions in American history, from false confessions to mistaken eyewitnesses, and the evidence that finally freed each man
14 October 2026
Dina Williamson falsely told the General Dental Council her ex-husband was drinking between patients after he refused her more money from their divorce. He waited nine months to be cleared; she admitted blackmail.
13 October 2026
A piece of advice given during an LBC phone-in helped set in motion a chain of events that has seen 15 men's convictions overturned over the actions of a corrupt police detective, with further cases still under investigation.
13 October 2026
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
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
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