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A Match Made On Earth: Getting Real About Science And The Law, Susan Haack Jan 2013

A Match Made On Earth: Getting Real About Science And The Law, Susan Haack

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Modern legal systems increasingly depend on scientific testimony; but they also need somehow to ensure, so far as possible, that fact-finders aren't misled by highly speculative, poorly-conducted, or dishonestly-presented science. The Critical Common-sensist understanding of science that the author has developed in Defending Science and elsewhere sheds some light on why these interactions between law and science have proven so problematic. But Ms. Acharya's approach to these difficult issues rests on a flawed conception of the supposed "scientific method, " and an idea of legal "legitimacy" too weak to bear the weight she places on it; and her claim that …


What's Wrong With Litigation-Driven Science? An Essay In Legal Epistemology, Susan Haack Jan 2008

What's Wrong With Litigation-Driven Science? An Essay In Legal Epistemology, Susan Haack

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Of Truth, In Science And In Law, Susan Haack Jan 2008

Of Truth, In Science And In Law, Susan Haack

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Admissibility Of Polygraph Evidence And Repressed Memory Evidence When Offered By The Accused, Yvette J. Bessent Jul 2001

Admissibility Of Polygraph Evidence And Repressed Memory Evidence When Offered By The Accused, Yvette J. Bessent

University of Miami Law Review

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Admissibility Of Plea Agreements On Direct Examination- Are There Any Limits?, James D. Carlson Jul 2001

Admissibility Of Plea Agreements On Direct Examination- Are There Any Limits?, James D. Carlson

University of Miami Law Review

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Perry Mason Meets The "Legitimate Tendency" Standard Of Admissibility (And Doesn't Like What He Sees), Brett C. Powell Jul 2001

Perry Mason Meets The "Legitimate Tendency" Standard Of Admissibility (And Doesn't Like What He Sees), Brett C. Powell

University of Miami Law Review

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Admissibility Of Plea Agreements On Direct Examination: The Limits Vanish, Professor Daniel J. Capra Jul 2001

Admissibility Of Plea Agreements On Direct Examination: The Limits Vanish, Professor Daniel J. Capra

University of Miami Law Review

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United States V. Shaw: What Constitutes An "Injury" Under The Federal Rape-Shield Statute?, Kethleen Winters Mar 1989

United States V. Shaw: What Constitutes An "Injury" Under The Federal Rape-Shield Statute?, Kethleen Winters

University of Miami Law Review

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Uncharged Misconduct Under Rule 404(B): The Admissibility Of Inextricably Intertwined Evidence, Jennifer Y. Schuster May 1988

Uncharged Misconduct Under Rule 404(B): The Admissibility Of Inextricably Intertwined Evidence, Jennifer Y. Schuster

University of Miami Law Review

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