Results for 'evidence'
Forum: Privacy and Security Across Borders
nature of investigations that involve digital evidence. And each has profound implications for privacy, security, and the possibility of meaningful
Mitigating Jurors Racial Biases: The Effects of Content and Timing of Jury Instructions
examines whether the timing of debiasing jury instructions affects judgments of guilt. The experiment finds that pre-evidence instructions result in
Forum: The CSI Effect: Fact or Fiction
had at least one trial that resulted in either an acquittal or hung jury because forensic evidence was not available, even though prosecutors believed
Will Putting Cameras on Police Reduce Polarization?
dimensions. Further, this Note finds that video evidence does not conclusively outperform nonvideo testimony in minimizing mock jurors’ reliance on their
Forum: Is the CSI Effect Good Science?
changes in how trials are conducted and in thinking about how they might be won. While some existing evidence, like the Maricopa study, is consistent
In Need of Correction: How the Army Board for Correction of Military Records Is Failing Veterans with PTSD
24 months.” Yet there is evidence that the military is still not appropriately diagnosing PTSD. In 2009, there were reports of thousands of veterans
Forum: Beyond the Adjustment Wars: Dealing with Uncertainty and Bias in Redistricting Data
litigation should clarify that they will consider evidence that the data underlying a redistricting plan are biased, such that the district populations
Forum: A Post-Shelby Strategy: Exposing Discriminatory Intent in Voting Rights Litigation
Intentional discrimination claims—brought where appropriate and supported by the evidence—force an appraisal of the true motives underlying laws passed
Forum: The Myth of Prosecutorial Accountability After Connick v. Thompson: Why Existing Professional Responsibility Measures Cannot Protect Against Prosecutorial Misconduct
blood evidence from his defense attorneys. Thompson had sued the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office based on a failure-to-train theory, arguing
Forum: The New Electronic Discovery Rules: A Place for Employee Privacy?
ordered UBS bear seventy-five percent of the costs of restoring the other seventy-plus tapes. Restoration revealed damning evidence of spoliation—the