UVA Law Professor Brandon Garrett and Innocence Project Director of Strategic Litigation M. Chris Fabricant wrote a law review article in the Fordham Law Review in March 2018 that examines whether Rule 702 is in fact functioning as a reliability test. The article is available for free download here. They looked at hundreds of state …
Foundations of Forensics
Prominent academics call for more science in forensic science
Investigative Reporter Hsu Discusses ‘Uncovering Forensic Flaws’ at Law Review Symposium (GA)
Judging Forensics
Federal district judge for the Southern District of New York Jed S. Rakoff delivered the keynote address, “Judging Forensics” during the Forensics, Statistics and Law conference at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 26, 2018. The address can be viewed online here. Judge Rakoff’s presentation commemorated the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme …
Death Row Case in Dallas County Puts Hypnosis on Trial as “Junk Science” (TX)
Lab Tour on April 27
Would you like to learn more about how forensic toxicology testing is performed? Would you like to have a better understanding of how blood is tested for drugs or alcohol? Toxicologists Dr. Jay Gehlhausen and Dr. David Burrows will lead attorneys and investigators on a lab tour on April 27, 2018 in Wake Forest, NC …
OSAC releases forensic science terminology tool
In March 2018, the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) created a Lexicon of Forensic Science Terminology to help facilitate communication across many disciplines. Attorneys can access the OSAC Lexicon to find definitions of forensic science terms that are agreed upon across various disciplines. The terms and definitions come from the published literature, including …
Most Forensic Science Is Bogus. Will New Federal Rules Help?
Forensics, Statistics and Law Conference
The Virginia Journal of Criminal Law and the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence will host a one-day conference entitled Forensics, Statistics and Law on Mar. 26, 2018 at the University of Virginia School of Law. This conference focusing on forensic evidence and its use in the courtroom will mark the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme …
OSAC Releases an Online Lexicon for the Forensic Sciences
Houston Forensic Science Center Slides Blind Testing Into Workload
Conference to Focus on Evolution of Forensic Evidence (VA)
Whiskey in the Courtroom: Evolving Trends in Forensic Science
NC Indigent Defense Services and the Duke Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility are sponsoring the 4th Annual Whiskey in the Courtroom CLE on March 9, 2018 at Duke Law School. The full-day program for defense attorneys and criminal defense investigators will focus on scientific advances in several fields of forensic evidence, including fire …
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