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Minnesota Suspends Conviction Review Unit After DOJ Denies Grant

The pause halts statewide reviews of possible wrongful convictions, reducing oversight of past prosecutions.

Judge Sets Sept. 28 Retrial for Richard Glossip After Request Denied

Japan Moves to Limit Prosecutors’ Appeals in Retrials as Evidence Rules Spark Dispute

Judge Vacates Convictions of Three Men After Forensic Timeline and Witness Credibility Collapse

Andrew Malkinson Condemns Compensation Deductions, Urges Lammy to Scrap Fees Rule

Forced DNA Attempt on Vera’s Wife Prompts Legal Fight in Salta

Jeff Titus Reaches $5.25 Million Settlement Over Withheld Evidence in 1990 Hunters Case

Austin Reaches $35 Million Settlement With Men Exonerated in 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders

Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Abolishing New Orleans Criminal Court Clerk

California Judge Rejects Scott Peterson Bid to Present New Evidence

Judge Vacates 1994 Harlem Murder Conviction of Harry Ruiz

Denver Judge Vacates Murder Conviction, Frees Stephen Martinez After 27 Years

Brazil’s Supreme Court Closes ‘Caso Evandro,’ Making Exonerations Final

Fargo Police Abandon Facial Recognition After Woman Wrongly Jailed for Five Months

Police Watchdog Opens Probe Into Merseyside Case That Wrongfully Jailed Peter Sullivan

Judge Vacates Detroit Man's Murder Conviction After 17 Years in Prison

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

Exonerated Austin Mother Carmen Mejia Freed After 23 Years Following ICE Decision

Allahabad High Court Acquits Raees After 23 Years, Citing Flawed Evidence and Systemic Lapses

Judge Denies Bail for Subramanyam Vedam in Fight Against 1999 Deportation Order