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Syndromes And Politics In Criminal Trials And Evidence Law, Robert P. Mosteller Dec 1996

Syndromes And Politics In Criminal Trials And Evidence Law, Robert P. Mosteller

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Research And Its Revelation: When Should Courts Compel Disclosure, Bert Black Jul 1996

Research And Its Revelation: When Should Courts Compel Disclosure, Bert Black

Law and Contemporary Problems

The best hope for improving the resolution of disputes concerning disclosing research is for lawyers to present the research and litigation issues clearly and for courts to develop a "keener sense" for the area of expertise involved.


Countering The Excessive Subpoena For Scholarly Research, Michael Traynor Jul 1996

Countering The Excessive Subpoena For Scholarly Research, Michael Traynor

Law and Contemporary Problems

A researcher has many opportunities to safeguard research and take a stance in court to protect the privacy of study participants in the interest of well-grounded scientific or social analysis.


Researcher’S Reactions To Compelled Disclosure Of Scientific Information, Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Judith A. Mckenna Jul 1996

Researcher’S Reactions To Compelled Disclosure Of Scientific Information, Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Judith A. Mckenna

Law and Contemporary Problems

Demands placed on researchers by subpoenas for scientific information are not necessarily any greater than those placed on other third-party recipients of subpoenas.


Research Subpoenas And The Sociology Of Knowledge, Sheila Jasanoff Jul 1996

Research Subpoenas And The Sociology Of Knowledge, Sheila Jasanoff

Law and Contemporary Problems

Jasanoff says that the most effective way to integrate scientific knowledge fully and fairly into legal decisionmaking may be for judges to develop a keener sense of how science works.


Science And Subpoenas: When Do The Courts Become Instruments Of Manipulation?, Paul M. Fischer Jul 1996

Science And Subpoenas: When Do The Courts Become Instruments Of Manipulation?, Paul M. Fischer

Law and Contemporary Problems

Fischer says he believes that the uneasy relationship between law and science is likely to continue regarding disclosure of scientific research materials.


Compelled Disclosure Of Scholarly Research: Some Comments On “High Stakes Litigation”, J. Steven Picou Jul 1996

Compelled Disclosure Of Scholarly Research: Some Comments On “High Stakes Litigation”, J. Steven Picou

Law and Contemporary Problems

Resisting compelled disclosure in court will continue to be at best a tenuous and uncertain journey for researchers who have been subpoenaed.


Accomplices' Confessions And The Confrontation Clause, Welsh S. White May 1996

Accomplices' Confessions And The Confrontation Clause, Welsh S. White

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The admissibility of an accomplice's confession against a criminal defendant has long been a subject of concern in Anglo-American law. The Supreme Court has held that accomplices' confessions to the police are presumptively unreliable under the Confrontation Clause, without clearly expressing what facts would lend to the reliability of such statements. However, Professor White argues that in Williamson v. United States, the Court adopted an empirical framework that will make such confessions more likely to be admissible against an accused.

In this Article, Professor White first explores the traditional skepticism towards accomplices' confessions and explains the nature of the current …


Lessons For The United States: A Greek Cypriot Model For Domestic Violence Law, Joan L. Neisser Jan 1996

Lessons For The United States: A Greek Cypriot Model For Domestic Violence Law, Joan L. Neisser

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

The purpose of this Article is twofold: to view the problem of domestic violence victims not wishing to testify against their abusers through the lenses of different feminist perspectives; and to use the Greek Cypriot experience as a model to test the value of these theories when developing legal policies addressing this issue.


Rule 609: Impeachment By Evidence Of Conviction Of Crime Jan 1996

Rule 609: Impeachment By Evidence Of Conviction Of Crime

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Advances In Genetic Research And Technologies: Challenges For Public Policy, Karen H. Rothenberg Jan 1996

Advances In Genetic Research And Technologies: Challenges For Public Policy, Karen H. Rothenberg

Congressional Testimony

No abstract provided.


Early Childhood, Youth And Families: Staff Draft Of The Idea Improvement Act, Stanley S. Herr Jan 1996

Early Childhood, Youth And Families: Staff Draft Of The Idea Improvement Act, Stanley S. Herr

Congressional Testimony

No abstract provided.


Rule 607: Who May Impeach Jan 1996

Rule 607: Who May Impeach

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rule 702: Testimony By Experts Jan 1996

Rule 702: Testimony By Experts

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rule 704: Opinion On Ultimate Issue Jan 1996

Rule 704: Opinion On Ultimate Issue

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rule 803(18): Learned Treatises Jan 1996

Rule 803(18): Learned Treatises

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel Jan 1996

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rule 412: Sex Offense Cases; Relevance Of Alleged Victim's Past Sexual Behavior Or Alleged Sexual Disposition Jan 1996

Rule 412: Sex Offense Cases; Relevance Of Alleged Victim's Past Sexual Behavior Or Alleged Sexual Disposition

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rule 901: Requirement Of Authentication Or Identification Jan 1996

Rule 901: Requirement Of Authentication Or Identification

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Self Incrimination Jan 1996

Self Incrimination

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.