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Managing Patriotic Prejudice when Representing Arab, Muslim or Middle Eastern Clients
by Dennis C. Elias, Ph.D.Posted on January 1, 2009 | 1 CommentDefense attorney Tom Martin1 had five days left to prepare and finalize his voir dire for a high stakes medical malpractice case. After over twenty-eight months of preparation, Tom was ready to rock and roll. “I’ve covered the bases on past medical experiences with illness or injury, sick and disabled at […] -
Do Liberals and Conservatives Punish Differently?
by Bryan L. Koenig, M.A.Posted on November 1, 2008 | 4 CommentsLike lab rats hunger for food, people who judge a moral wrongdoing may hunger for the wrongdoer’s punishment. Neuro-imaging research even confirms that anticipation of a wrongdoer’s punishment activates a “pleasure center” of the brain (de Quervain, et al., 2004). Simply put, people are driven by punitive motivation. Also like […] -
Just World Jurors
by Alison K. Bennett, M.S.Posted on November 1, 2008 | 4 CommentsAin't no living in a perfect world. But we’ll keep on dreaming of living in a perfect world.– Huey Lewis In a perfectly just world, jurors motivated by perfect justice would make consistently well-reasoned judgments based on the law, the evidence and unbiased wisdom. By contrast, “Just World […]