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Independent Judicial Research In The Daubert Age, Edward K. Cheng Mar 2007

Independent Judicial Research In The Daubert Age, Edward K. Cheng

Duke Law Journal

The Supreme Court's Daubert trilogy places judges in the unenviable position of assessing the reliability of often unfamiliar and complex scientific expert testimony. Over the past decade, scholars have therefore explored various ways of helping judges with their new gatekeeping responsibilities. Unfortunately, the two dominant approaches, which focus on doctrinal tests and external assistance mechanisms, have been largely ineffective. This Article advocates for a neglected but important method for improving scientific decisionmaking--independent judicial research. It argues that judges facing unfamiliar and complex scientific admissibility decisions can and should engage in independent library research to better educate themselves about the underlying …


Finding The Golden Mean With Daubert: An Elusive, Perhaps Impossible, Goal, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 2007

Finding The Golden Mean With Daubert: An Elusive, Perhaps Impossible, Goal, Robert P. Mosteller

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Supersizing Daubert Science For Litigation And Its Implications For Legal Practice And Scientific Research, Gary Edmond Jan 2007

Supersizing Daubert Science For Litigation And Its Implications For Legal Practice And Scientific Research, Gary Edmond

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Images Of Expertise: Converging Discourses On The Use And Abuse Of Science In Massachusetts V. Epa, David S. Caudill Jan 2007

Images Of Expertise: Converging Discourses On The Use And Abuse Of Science In Massachusetts V. Epa, David S. Caudill

Villanova Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Where The Rubber Meets The Road: Thinking About Expert Evidence As Expert Testimony, Simon A. Cole Jan 2007

Where The Rubber Meets The Road: Thinking About Expert Evidence As Expert Testimony, Simon A. Cole

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Expertise In Action: Presenting And Attacking Expert Evidence In Dna Fingerprinting Cases, Michael Lynch Jan 2007

Expertise In Action: Presenting And Attacking Expert Evidence In Dna Fingerprinting Cases, Michael Lynch

Villanova Law Review

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Legal Ethics And Scientific Testimony: In Defense Of Manufacturing Uncertainty, Deconstructing Expertise And Other Trial Strategies, David S. Caudill Jan 2007

Legal Ethics And Scientific Testimony: In Defense Of Manufacturing Uncertainty, Deconstructing Expertise And Other Trial Strategies, David S. Caudill

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Irrelevance, And Central Relevance, Of The Boundary Between Science And Non-Science In The Evaluation Of Expert Witness Reliability, D. Michael Risinger Jan 2007

The Irrelevance, And Central Relevance, Of The Boundary Between Science And Non-Science In The Evaluation Of Expert Witness Reliability, D. Michael Risinger

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Idealizing Science And Demonizing Experts: An Intellectual History Of Expert Evidence, Jennifer L. Mnookin Jan 2007

Idealizing Science And Demonizing Experts: An Intellectual History Of Expert Evidence, Jennifer L. Mnookin

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.