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Machine Testimony

based on satellite data but may require expert testimony, and that Belgium and the Netherlands have no express laws, leaving admission to judicial

The Origins of Judicial Deference to Executive Interpretation

has been supplemented recently by legislative debate on the wisdom of judicial deference. Two Senate committees have held hearings with testimony

Forum: Frye and Lafler: Bearers of Mixed Messages

the law was likewise ineffective assistance of counsel. Both cases therefore posit a certain amount of judicial scrutiny of defense counsel’s

Forum: Securities Settlements in the Shadows

settlement is in the public interest. As a result of judicial oversight of settlements, the SEC vowed to change enforcement practices that judges

Legitimacy and Federal Criminal Enforcement Power

state counterparts. Federal evidentiary and procedural rules are more favorable to the prosecution. The federal government has substantially greater

Forum: Justice Sotomayor and the Supreme Court’s Certiorari Process

address in a formal judicial opinion. This is especially true for relatively junior Justices. Because writing assignments in merits cases are made by the

Forum: The Myth of Prosecutorial Accountability After Connick v. Thompson: Why Existing Professional Responsibility Measures Cannot Protect Against Prosecutorial Misconduct

scientific reports and all materials favorable to the defendant. In her dissent from the majority opinion in Connick, Justice Ginsburg outlined three ways in

Forum: Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Race Jurisprudence: “Fidelity to the Law”

commitment to her stated judicial philosophy of “fidelity to the law.” The record suggests that Justice Sotomayor has not sought to unilaterally impose her own

On Evidence: Proving Frye as a Matter of Law, Science, and History

judicial proof than the study of testimony. In Principles of Judicial Proof, Wigmore’s discussion of testimonial evidence runs more than four hundred

Disappearing Claims and the Erosion of Substantive Law

that would otherwise be public may well erode public confidence in public institutions and the judicial process, many observers have linked this