New York Times op-ed on why people confess to crimes featuring Martin Tankleff.

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled 7 to 2 not to allow false confession expert Richard Ofshe to testify in a child rape case in which the woman defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The court did recognize that false confessions happen but did not accept that the expert testimony was relevant.

New York Times book review of Professor Brandon L. Garrett’s book based upon his study of wrongful convictions.

New York State Court of Appeals took a small step towards allowing false confession experts into court.

Derek Tice, one of the Norfolk Four, had his charges fully dropped after being partially pardoned by Virginia Governor Kane.

The Economist reports on the latest studies on false confessions.

New York Times Magazine story on prosecutors’ efforts to fight wrongful convictions even when there is overwhelming evidence of innocence.

The U.S. Suprteme Court takes a look at issue of eyewitness misidentification.

Canadian police are allowed to try to persuade a suspect to talk even after they have invoked their rights to silence and even after they have been told by their attorneys not to speak.

Time Magazine looks at legal efforts by the Texas Defenders Association and the Innocence Project to seek exonerations based upon the fact that it is likley that inncocent people have been put to death in Texas.