Death Penalty Supporters Say There’s No Proof of the Innocent Being Executed. Virginia Might Prove Them Wrong.
The possibility of executing the innocent has gone a long way to change the national conversation about the death penalty.
14 August 2026
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Michael Jackson ‘Second Family’ Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Tossed Out of Court
A federal judge sent the Cascio siblings' child sex trafficking claims against the Michael Jackson estate to confidential arbitration, holding that the terms of their 2019 settlement leave him no discretion.
13 August 2026
Alan Hall wrongful conviction case: Former cops not guilty of perverting course of justice
Alan Hall was wrongfully convicted nearly 40 years ago of murdering Arthur Easton. Two former police officers involved in the investigation have been found not guilty of perverting the course of justice.
12 August 2026
Wrongly convicted
Are Australia’s rape reforms jailing innocent men? NSW costs certificates in sexual assault cases leapt from 28% to 67% in three years — and the men who paid.
5 August 2026
Man thrown behind bars over an underscore mark
His name had one “_”. The criminal's had two. He got 18 months anyway.
31 July 2026
Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that separated the ex-Cabinet secretary from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
27 July 2026
The Guardian view on the Criminal Cases Review Commission: after Malkinson errors, trust must be earned back
Editorial: A review ordered by Vera Baird should help the body tasked with identifying miscarriages of justice to rebuild itself.
17 July 2026
‘It’s over’: Judge returns kids to Valpo couple who says state wrongfully accused them of abuse
A Valparaiso mother and father have their kids back after they say the Indiana Department of Child Services wrongfully accused them of abusing their baby.
7 July 2026
‘Properly shafted’: How the courts failed to get to grips with the wrongful conviction of Eddie Gilfoyle
The psychologist whose report made Merseyside Police suspect Eddie Gilfoyle of murdering his pregnant wife now calls his own advice 'nonsense'.
3 July 2026
One of NZ’s worst miscarriages of justice goes to trial
One of New Zealand’s worst wrongful convictions returned to court yesterday, 40 years after the murder and subsequent police investigation that led to it.
30 June 2026