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Relative Proportionality Argument Rejected

E-Discovery LLC

After setting out the boilerplate on scope of discovery and requirements for a protective order, the Court wrote: “The burden is on the party resisting discovery to explain specifically why its objections, including those based on irrelevance, are proper given the broad and liberal construction of federal discovery rules.”

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New Pathways to Lawyer Licensure: Part II

WA Bar News

PART 2: NEW PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE APPROVED IN CONCEPT BY WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT—NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY PATHWAY QUESTIONS Q: Is Washington alone in creating alternative pathways to licensure? Are we “dumbing down” lawyer admissions in Washington so everyone gets in? In Indiana, Admission and Discipline Rule 2.1

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OSHA Expert Witness Case Summary

Expert Witness Blog

2015), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas addressed the admissibility of expert testimony in a lawsuit involving allegations of human trafficking and substandard living conditions. n the case of Marimuthu v. Signal International , No. 1:13-cv-00498 (E.D.

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Flawed science? Two efforts launched to improve scientific validity of psychological test evidence in court

Forensic Psychologist

Judges rule that any weaknesses in his method should go to the “weight” that jurors give Dr. Harm’s opinions, rather than the admissibility of his tests. Attorneys may try to challenge him in court, but their protests usually fall flat. Psychological tests hold a magical allure as objective truth.

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DUPED – THE SCIENCE OF FALSE CONFESSIONS

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

For the subject, Kassin explains that custody is “inherently a psychological construct” DUPED, 331, one where the nature of an interview/interrogation may create the sense that ‘I can’t leave.’ Custody is a pivotal construct. Special note must be paid to Miranda and the necessary trigger of “custody.” No custody, no warnings.

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Junk-science paraphilias remain popular despite official rejection, study finds

Forensic Psychologist

Related reading: Behavioral Sciences and the Law published an overview of the evidentiary shortcomings of the nonconsent diagnosis, “The admissibility of other specified paraphilicdisorder (non-consent) in sexually violent predator,” in 2020.

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Pokrovsk Under Fire: Tactical and Technological Shifts in 1,018 Days of War

Complex Discovery

In war crime investigations, accurate geospatial data aids in constructing a coherent timeline of events, verifying the presence or absence of actors in disputed zones, and ensuring compliance with evidentiary standards that require clear and reliable records.