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Jim Crow Returns to the Supreme Court newrepublic.com/article/1548... via @newrepublic.com
Activity in Case 3:25-cv-02139-AB Paul v. Rayfield et al Order of Application for CM/ECF Registration as a Self-Represented Party Granted
Activity in Case 3:25-cv-02139-AB Paul v. Rayfield et al Order of Application for CM/ECF Registration as a Self-Represented Party Granted
Jim Crow Returns to the Supreme Court
Two states are asking the justices to retain a rule from America's racist past for the sake of convenience.
newrepublic.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Jim Crow Returns to the Supreme Court newrepublic.com/article/1548... via @newrepublic.com
Activity in Case 3:25-cv-02139-AB Paul v. Rayfield et al Order of Application for CM/ECF Registration as a Self-Represented Party Granted
Activity in Case 3:25-cv-02139-AB Paul v. Rayfield et al Order of Application for CM/ECF Registration as a Self-Represented Party Granted
Oregon DOJ Defends Jim Crow Conviction While Suing Trump Over Democracy
Washington County, OR — The Oregon Department of Justice (@OregonDOJ) under Attorney General Dan Rayfield (@DanRayfield) convinced Judge Jane Factor Wipper to uphold a Jim Crow law & deny a legit wrongful conviction claim.
Washington County, OR — The Oregon Department of Justice (@OregonDOJ) under Attorney General Dan Rayfield (@DanRayfield) convinced Judge Jane Factor Wipper to uphold a Jim Crow law & deny a legit wrongful conviction claim.
August 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Oregon DOJ Defends Jim Crow Conviction While Suing Trump Over Democracy
Washington County, OR — The Oregon Department of Justice (@OregonDOJ) under Attorney General Dan Rayfield (@DanRayfield) convinced Judge Jane Factor Wipper to uphold a Jim Crow law & deny a legit wrongful conviction claim.
Washington County, OR — The Oregon Department of Justice (@OregonDOJ) under Attorney General Dan Rayfield (@DanRayfield) convinced Judge Jane Factor Wipper to uphold a Jim Crow law & deny a legit wrongful conviction claim.
Sam Paul serves Wrongful Conviction Petition on Oregon Attorney General.
Press Release: prlog.org/13073216
He was convicted in 2014 by a non-unanimous jury when Oregon's racially rooted legal history, still included the 1934 law allowing non-unanimous juries, implemented by the Ku Klux Klan.
Press Release: prlog.org/13073216
He was convicted in 2014 by a non-unanimous jury when Oregon's racially rooted legal history, still included the 1934 law allowing non-unanimous juries, implemented by the Ku Klux Klan.
April 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sam Paul serves Wrongful Conviction Petition on Oregon Attorney General.
Press Release: prlog.org/13073216
He was convicted in 2014 by a non-unanimous jury when Oregon's racially rooted legal history, still included the 1934 law allowing non-unanimous juries, implemented by the Ku Klux Klan.
Press Release: prlog.org/13073216
He was convicted in 2014 by a non-unanimous jury when Oregon's racially rooted legal history, still included the 1934 law allowing non-unanimous juries, implemented by the Ku Klux Klan.
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The first known exoneration tied to the reality cop show “The First 48” had multiple hallmarks of a wrongful conviction, our reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social explains.
One example: young witnesses being interrogated for a long time, without parents or lawyers involved.
One example: young witnesses being interrogated for a long time, without parents or lawyers involved.
What Reality TV Gets Wrong About Criminal Investigations. (Spoiler: So Much.)
When Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was cleared of murder charges last year, reporter Jessica Lussenhop noticed something she had never seen before in a wrongful conviction case: the involvement of…
www.propublica.org
April 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The first known exoneration tied to the reality cop show “The First 48” had multiple hallmarks of a wrongful conviction, our reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social explains.
One example: young witnesses being interrogated for a long time, without parents or lawyers involved.
One example: young witnesses being interrogated for a long time, without parents or lawyers involved.
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On July 25, 1997, Larry Fisher, who rented the basement in the Cadrain family home at the time of the murder, was arrested. He was convicted of Miller's murder and given a life sentence. He died in prison on June 10, 2015.
Milgaard rebuilt his life after his release.
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Milgaard rebuilt his life after his release.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On July 25, 1997, Larry Fisher, who rented the basement in the Cadrain family home at the time of the murder, was arrested. He was convicted of Miller's murder and given a life sentence. He died in prison on June 10, 2015.
Milgaard rebuilt his life after his release.
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Milgaard rebuilt his life after his release.
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Edward Wright’s 1985 wrongful murder conviction was overturned. Despite police and prosecutorial misconduct, he is not yet free and his fight continues. Learn about Eddie’s case and stay in this fight with us!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/17/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/17/m...
After 40 years in prison, Springfield man’s murder conviction overturned - The Boston Globe
Edward Wright, who has been incarcerated since 1984, is one of the longest-serving inmates in Massachusetts history whose conviction was eventually overturned.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Edward Wright’s 1985 wrongful murder conviction was overturned. Despite police and prosecutorial misconduct, he is not yet free and his fight continues. Learn about Eddie’s case and stay in this fight with us!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/17/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/17/m...
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If this case rings a bell, that's because it's linked by DNA to the 1992 Holly Staker murder and wrongful conviction of Juan Rivera. His was one of a wave of exonerations illustrating serious defects in Lake County police work and prosecution.
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If this case rings a bell, that's because it's linked by DNA to the 1992 Holly Staker murder and wrongful conviction of Juan Rivera. His was one of a wave of exonerations illustrating serious defects in Lake County police work and prosecution.
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Cleared by DNA evidence after 24 years of wrongful conviction, Henry Jamerson sues the city of Tulsa and the Tulsa County District Attorney's office: www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...
Man who served 24-year sentence on wrongful conviction sues city, DA
A Black man who spent 24 years behind bars for a crime he’s since been cleared of is suing the city of Tulsa and the Tulsa County District Attorney's office over his wrongful conviction.
www.publicradiotulsa.org
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Cleared by DNA evidence after 24 years of wrongful conviction, Henry Jamerson sues the city of Tulsa and the Tulsa County District Attorney's office: www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...
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Exonerated person here. I was enslaved at a prison farm. No one was held accountable and the state hasn't paid us for the slavery kidnapping and torture of wrongful conviction and imprisonment we endured.
Yet.
Abolish qualified immunity
#Endimpunity
Yet.
Abolish qualified immunity
#Endimpunity
April 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Exonerated person here. I was enslaved at a prison farm. No one was held accountable and the state hasn't paid us for the slavery kidnapping and torture of wrongful conviction and imprisonment we endured.
Yet.
Abolish qualified immunity
#Endimpunity
Yet.
Abolish qualified immunity
#Endimpunity
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We often worry about the wrong things.
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
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People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
November 24, 2024 at 3:07 AM
We often worry about the wrong things.
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
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Among proven DNA wrongful convictions in the Innocence Project database, 29% involved false confessions. This is a huge problem, and it’s one that’s close to my heart. That’s why for the last year I’ve been working on a podcast series about false confessions.
November 22, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Among proven DNA wrongful convictions in the Innocence Project database, 29% involved false confessions. This is a huge problem, and it’s one that’s close to my heart. That’s why for the last year I’ve been working on a podcast series about false confessions.