Adam Serwer, in a blog post for the American Prospect, discusses the recent landmark ruling by a New Jersey judge that calls for a modification in the admissability of eyewitness evidence. Suggested ...

UPDATE (5/7/2025): Senate Bill 141 was signed into law by Governor Mike Braun on May 1. (WXIN/WTTV) — When police roll up on a crime scene, the first people they seek out are eyewitnesses to explain ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to extend constitutional safeguards against the use of some eyewitness testimony at criminal trials, despite concerns that eyewitness ...

Two California legislators recently announced a bill that would set statewide standards for eyewitness identification in order to help prevent innocent people from being convicted of crimes. Gay state ...

The suspect in an alleged September assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump has asked a judge to suppress eyewitness testimony. In a new court filing, Ryan Routh and his ...

We've all seen that electrifying moment on TV or at the movies. In a packed, expectant courtroom, a witness with a quavering voice points a finger at the defendant and declares: "That's him there - ...

Of the 317 people wrongly convicted in the U.S. and proven innocent by DNA, eyewitness misidentification was the single greatest cause, playing a role in 72 percent of the cases, says the Innocence ...

An assessment of research into eyewitness identification and related law enforcement practices by the National Academy of Sciences recommends many of the same written standards and procedures urged ...