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The Collapse of Civil Jury Trial and What To Do About It
by Renée Lettow LernerPosted on August 28, 2015 | 7 CommentsAre we witnessing the death of the civil jury system? Perhaps. A GWU professor lays out the case for abolishing the civil jury and Susie Macpherson (a trial consultant) and Tom Melsheimer (a litigator) respond. -
Do Trial Consultants Spell the End of Justice?
by Adam Benforado, J.D.Posted on August 28, 2015 | 1 CommentDo trial consultants spell the end of justice? Or the other way around? Or, perhaps, somewhere in the middle? -
Hunting Dinosaurs? A Conversation with Steve Susman and Tara Trask on the Vanishing Jury Trial
by L. Hailey Drescher, M.A.Posted on August 28, 2015 | 1 CommentAn exciting new project at NYU: The Civil Jury Project. Here's a conversation between Steve Susman and Tara Trask about the project. -
Juries, Joinder, and Justice
by Krystia Reed, M.A. and Brian H. Bornstein, Ph.D., MLSPosted on August 28, 2015 | 1 CommentHow should you act differently on joinder when in a civil or criminal trial? Here's research to aid you with two trial consultant reactions. -
Feedback Groups: A Useful Low-Cost Tool for Trial Consultants and Their Clients
by Allan CampoPosted on August 28, 2015 | 1 CommentHere's a low-cost strategy to get good pretrial feedback on your case. -
Looking for Lying in All the Wrong Places
by Bill GrimesPosted on August 28, 2015 | 2 CommentsWant the latest update on the deception literature? Can we tell who is lying yet? -
Looks Like Science, Must be True! Graphs and the Halo of Scientific Truth
by Aner Tal, Ph.DPosted on May 31, 2015 | 6 CommentsHow complex do your graphs and charts need to be to persuade? As it happens, not very complex. -
Who Is the Ideal Juror to Look for during Voir Dire?
by Jill Leibold, Ph.D.Posted on February 27, 2015 | No CommentsYou know jury selection is actually a process of de-selection. But what does that actually mean? Here's the answer. -
Demographic Roulette: What Was Once a Bad Idea Has Gotten Worse
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on August 20, 2014 | 9 CommentsAuthored by Doug Keene and Rita Handrich with a response from Paul Begala, this article takes a look at how the country has changed over the past 2 decades and our old definitions of Democrat or Republican and conservative or liberal are simply no longer useful. What does that mean for voir dire? What should it mean for voir dire? Two very good questions those. -
Novel Defenses in the Courtroom
by Shelby Forsythe and Monica K. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.Posted on August 20, 2014 | 1 CommentAuthored by Shelby Forsythe and Monica K. Miller, with a response from Richard Gabriel. This article examines the reactions of research participants to a number of novel defenses (Amnesia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Battered Women Syndrome (BWS), Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), Post-Partum Depression (PPD), and Gay Panic Defense) and makes recommendations on how (as well as whether or not) to use these defenses.