The "Csi Effect" And Its Potential Impact On Juror Decisions,
San Jose State University
The "Csi Effect" And Its Potential Impact On Juror Decisions, John Alldredge
Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science
The “CSI Effect” was first described in the media as a phenomenon resulting from viewing forensic and crime based television shows. This effect influences jurors to have unrealistic expectations of forensic science during a criminal trial and affect jurors’ decisions in the conviction or acquittal process. Research has shown the “CSI Effect” has a possible pro-defense bias, in that jurors are less likely to convict without the presence of some sort of forensic evidence. Some studies show actors in the criminal justice system are changing their tactics, as if this effect has a significant influence, causing them to request unnecessary …
Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith–Mundt Act Before And After The Repeal Of The Domestic Dissemination Ban,
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Apple Pie Propaganda? The Smith–Mundt Act Before And After The Repeal Of The Domestic Dissemination Ban, Weston R. Sager
Northwestern University Law Review
For over sixty years, the Smith–Mundt Act prohibited the U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from disseminating government-produced programming within the United States over fears that these agencies would “propagandize” the American people. However, in 2013, Congress abolished the domestic dissemination ban, which has led to a heated debate about the role of the federal government in free public discourse. Although the 2013 repeal of the domestic dissemination ban promotes greater government transparency and may help counter anti-American sentiment at home, it also gives the federal government great power to covertly influence public opinion. To …
Treaties, Time Limits And Treasure Trove: The Legal Protection Of Cultural Objects In Singapore,
SelectedWorks
Treaties, Time Limits And Treasure Trove: The Legal Protection Of Cultural Objects In Singapore, Jack Lee
Jack Tsen-Ta LEE
[Insert Song Lyrics Here]: The Uses And Misuses Of Popular Music Lyrics In Legal Writing,
Oklahoma City University School of Law
[Insert Song Lyrics Here]: The Uses And Misuses Of Popular Music Lyrics In Legal Writing, Alex B. Long
ExpressO
Legal writers frequently utilize the lyrics of popular music artists to help advance a particular theme or argument in legal writing. And if the music we listen to says something about us as individuals, then the music we, the legal profession as a whole, write about may something about who we are as a profession. A study of citations to popular artists in law journals reveals that, not surprisingly, Bob Dylan is the most popular artist in legal scholarship. The list of names of the other artists rounding out the Top Ten essentially reads like a Who’s Who of baby …
The Lawyer As Poet Advocate: Bruce Springsteen And The American Lawyer, An Introduction,
SelectedWorks
The Lawyer As Poet Advocate: Bruce Springsteen And The American Lawyer, An Introduction
Randy Lee
No abstract provided.
The Dialectic Of Obscenity,
University of Kentucky College of Law
The Dialectic Of Obscenity, Brian L. Frye
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Until the 1960s, pornography was obscene, and obscenity prosecutions were relatively common. And until the 1970s, obscenity prosecutions targeted art, as well as pornography. But today, obscenity prosecutions are rare and limited to the most extreme forms of pornography.
So why did obscenity largely disappear? The conventional history of obscenity is doctrinal, holding that the Supreme Court’s redefinition of obscenity in order to protect art inevitably required the protection of pornography as well. In other words, art and literature were the vanguard of pornography.
But the conventional history of obscenity is incomplete. While it accounts for the development of obscenity …
Recognizing Acquaintance Rape In Potentially Consensual Situations: A Re-Examination Of Thomas Hardy's Tess Of The D'Urbervilles,
American University Washington College of Law
Recognizing Acquaintance Rape In Potentially Consensual Situations: A Re-Examination Of Thomas Hardy's Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Kathleen F. Cairney
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
"Disillusioned Words Like Bullets Bark": Incitement To Genocide, Music, And The Trial Of Simon Bikindi,
University of Georgia School of Law
"Disillusioned Words Like Bullets Bark": Incitement To Genocide, Music, And The Trial Of Simon Bikindi, Robert H. Snyder
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The Lawyer Who Built Titletown: Gerald Clifford, The Green Bay Packers And Community Ownership, 14 U. Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J. 3 (2013),
John Marshall Law School
The Lawyer Who Built Titletown: Gerald Clifford, The Green Bay Packers And Community Ownership, 14 U. Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J. 3 (2013), Maureen Collins
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
One Inspiring Jury,
University of Michigan Law School
One Inspiring Jury, Phoebe C. Ellsworth
Reviews
Americans love to complain about the jury. They complain about being called for jury duty. They complain about jury verdicts in highly publicized cases. They are outraged by the failure to convict "obviously guilty" criminals, such as the police officers in the cases of Rodney King and Amadou Diallo, the Menendez brothers in their first trial, and of course O.J. Simpson. In civil cases, they are appalled when plaintiffs win huge damage awards in "obviously frivolous" lawsuits. Juries are ignorant and uneducated, juries are gullible, juries are swayed by passion and prejudice rather than reason. Criticizing jury verdicts allows us …
