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Challenges Facing Judges Regarding Expert Evidence In Criminal Cases, Paul W. Grimm Jan 2018

Challenges Facing Judges Regarding Expert Evidence In Criminal Cases, Paul W. Grimm

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How Bayesian Are Judges?, Jack Knight, Mitu Gulati, David F. Levi Jan 2016

How Bayesian Are Judges?, Jack Knight, Mitu Gulati, David F. Levi

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Richard Posner famously modeled judges as Bayesians in his book, How Judges Think? A key element of being Bayesian is that one constantly updates with new information. This model of the judge who is constantly learning and updating, particularly about local conditions, also is one of the reasons why the factual determinations of trial judges are given deference on appeal. But do judges in fact act like Bayesian updaters? Judicial evaluations of search warrant requests for probable cause provides an ideal setting to examine this question because the judges in this context have access to information on how well they …


Barriers To Entry And Justice Ginsburg’S Criminal Procedure Jurisprudence, Lisa Kern Griffin Jan 2015

Barriers To Entry And Justice Ginsburg’S Criminal Procedure Jurisprudence, Lisa Kern Griffin

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Foreword: Waiver Of Constitutional Rights: Disquiet In The Citadel, Michael E. Tigar Jan 1970

Foreword: Waiver Of Constitutional Rights: Disquiet In The Citadel, Michael E. Tigar

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Foreword to Harvard Law Review review of Supreme Court 1969 Term