Digital Parallel Construction: Detecting and Challenging Hidden AI by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In the companion to this Column, “When AI Invents the Pixels,” published in the January 2026 issue of CLN, we explored the dangers of prosecutors introducing AI-­enhanced video as substantive evidence at trial. We discussed how …

Police AI and “Sycophancy”: New Evidence Tools May Tell Cops Exactly What They Want to Hear by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Every day new digital tools generate massive new piles of data for law enforcement to winnow for grains of truth. With each new tool comes a new …

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Affirms Granting of New Trial in Murder Case Based on IAC Where Counsel Failed to Investigate Exculpatory Evidence Contained in a Proffer and Provided to Counsel Prior to Trial by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the granting of a …

California Supreme Court Announces Government’s Continuing Brady Obligations and Ethical Duty of Disclosure During Habeas Proceedings Regarding Alleged Exculpatory Evidence Available at Time of Trial but Suppressed by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of California announced the constitutional, ethical, and habeas …

Iowa Supreme Court Announces Brady Standard Applies to Motion for New Trial Based on Withheld Exculpatory Medical Records by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Iowa announced that when deciding a motion for new trial that alleges exculpatory material from medical records was improperly withheld pursuant to …

Third Circuit: Brady Claims in Habeas Petitions Timely When Filed Within One Year of Date Reason to Believe Prosecutor Violated Duty To Disclose by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit determined that Dennis v. Sec’y, 834 F.3d 263 (3d Cir. 2016), altered …