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Suffolk Prosecutors Drop 1985 Murder Case Against Thomas Rosa After DNA Undercuts Evidence

Prosecutors say modern DNA testing plus shifts in law leave them unable to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Louisiana Death Row Prisoner Freed on Bond as High Court Weighs Overturned Conviction

Exonerated After 43 Years, Subu Vedam Remains in ICE Custody Under Old Deportation Order

Inglewood to Pay $25 Million to Maurice Hastings in Wrongful Conviction Settlement

Alberta Prosecutors Stay Murder Charge Against Roy Sobotiak

Exonerated Chicago Man Sues City, Police and Prosecutors Over Fabricated Evidence

Los Angeles Innocence Project Pushes to Overturn Scott Peterson Conviction with New Evidence

Adnan Syed's Murder Conviction Reinstated as Judge Considers Sentence Reduction

Supreme Court Weighs Texas Death Row Inmate’s Right to DNA Testing

Hawaii Man Freed After 30 Years in Prison as New DNA Evidence Overturns Conviction

1983 Conviction of NFL Player's Father Overturned Due to Police Misconduct

Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years Awarded $34 Million

California Janitor Sues After Wrongful 5-Year Imprisonment for Fabricated Child Abuse Charges

Bronx Woman Exonerated After 13 Years in Prison for 1999 Murder

Minnesota Man Freed After 16 Years as Murder Conviction Overturned

Supreme Court to Review Texas Death Row Case for DNA Testing

Judge Upholds Marcellus Williams' Conviction, Execution Set for Sept. 24

Texas Man Exonerated After 34 Years in Prison

Scott Peterson's New Theory and Legal Battle Spotlighted in Dual Docuseries

Christopher Dunn Freed After 34 Years as Missouri Supreme Court Overturns Conviction