On Nov. 20, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court barred testimony concerning shaken baby syndrome, finding that the State failed to meet its burden of showing reliability under the Frye standard. The opinion discusses the history of this diagnosis and lack of consensus around the so-called “triad” of symptoms in shaken baby cases. The opinion demonstrates how experts in radiology and biomedical engineering can assist in explaining other factors that can cause these symptoms.
The opinion and recordings of the oral arguments are available here. A news article about the cases is here.
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