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Fighting Crime With Science

As a teenager, Dr. Susan Walsh loved the …

by Sagi Schwartzberg

In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Indiana held that the state’s self-defense statute justifies the use of force necessary for self-protection, even if the necessity only becomes apparent after the incident. Therefore, the self-defense statute does not require that an individual was reasonable …

Alaska: Alaska Public Media reported that former Anchorage Police Department Off. Nathan Keays, 45, convicted of conspiring with a ConocoPhillips employee to embezzle over $3 million from the firm, is seeking a new trial, alleging his conviction was tainted by a secret romantic relationship between two federal prosecutors and the …