Jeff Sessions Doesn’t Understand the Necessity of Science

This story originally appeared on the Conversation and is republished here with permission. Science and the law are not natural partners. Science seeks to advance our understanding of the natural world. The law is tasked with ensuring public safety and making sure justice is properly served. Over time, science became another tool available to the legal system to pursue those goals. During recent years, though, problems with some aspects of forensic science have come to light....