Federal appellate court tosses final conviction in case against former tenured Kansas professor • Kansas Reflector

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Feng Tao, a former professor at the University of Kansas, had his final conviction overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The case was part of the now-defunct 'China Initiative' under the Trump administration, accused of racial profiling and false evidence. Tao was charged with failing to disclose his association with Fuzhou University in China.

Keywords: Feng Tao, University of Kansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, China Initiative, False Conviction

Source: Kansas Reflector

Update At: 7/15/2024

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