U. of Minnesota Wrongfully Expelled Ph.D. Student for Using AI on Exam
A doctoral student in health economics is suing the University of Minnesota, claiming that he was unfairly exiled after being accused of using AI in the exam. MPR News Report The Haishan Yang, 33 years old, a third-year doctoral student in the University of Minnesota Twin City Health Economics Program, was mistakenly expelled in November […]
Connecticut to award $5.9 million to family of disabled man wrongfully imprisoned for 1992 murder conviction
Connecticut is about $ 5.9 million for a male family with a disability who has been convicted in 1992 due to murder and rape of a 88 -year -old grandmother and has been imprisoned for more than 20 years until it was released in 2015. I plan to pay. Richard Lapinot, who died at the […]
US government formally designates American teacher jailed in Russia as wrongfully detained
The State Department has announced that an American teacher arrested on drug charges at a Russian airport more than three years ago has been found to have been wrongfully detained by the U.S. government. Mark Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year prison sentence after being arrested at a Russian airport in […]
American Marc Fogel formally classified as wrongfully detained in Russia
Mark Vogel, an American school teacher arrested on drug charges in Russia in 2021, has been officially classified by the US government as having been unlawfully detained, according to the State Department. reported By Associated Press. “The United States has been working to secure the release of Mark Fogel for some time. We have called […]
China releases 3 ‘wrongfully detained’ Americans, White House says
China will release three Americans who were “unjustly detained” on Wednesday, Fox News confirmed. A National Security Council spokesperson said: “We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung from detention in the People's Republic of China.” “Soon they will return home and be reunited with their families for […]
New bill would prohibit US financial aid to Afghanistan until wrongfully detained Americans are released
Under a new bill drafted by the House of Representatives, American taxpayer money would not be used to fund aid for Afghanistan until “wrongfully detained” Americans are released. The No Freedom, No Funding Act would also require the State Department to provide regular updates on U.S. citizens who are unlawfully detained. Republican Rep. Dan Meuser […]
Oregon continues to resist paying wrongfully convicted despite law to compensate exonerees
Oregon's law to pay compensation to people who have been wrongfully convicted has been ineffective since it was enacted two years ago, and advocates argue the state's Department of Justice opposes compensating people who have been exonerated. Senate Bill 1584, which passed the state House unanimously in 2022, would require Oregon to pay $65,000 a […]
Oregon DMV admits to wrongfully registering hundreds of non-citizens to vote
The Oregon DMV admitted on Friday that it had fraudulently registered at least 306 foreign nationals to vote in U.S. elections. The DMV said the fraudulent registrations have occurred since 2021 and are the result of a program that automatically registers anyone who gets a driver's license or state ID, and state officials said they […]
Chicago man wrongfully convicted for murder awarded $50M after suing city, police detectives
A federal jury on Monday awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent 10 years in prison after being convicted of a murder he did not commit in a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and two Chicago Police Department detectives. Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 35 […]
Atlanta considering $1.5M settlement for man wrongfully jailed for more than a year after parents’ death
Atlanta, Georgia city council members are considering a $1.5 million settlement to a man who was wrongfully arrested and jailed for nearly 14 months for a crime he did not commit. Keith Sylvester was arrested and jailed in Fulton County in December 2018 on charges he strangled his mother, Deborah Hubbard, and stepfather, Harry Hubbard, […]