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10th Anniversary Of Supreme Court's Daubert Ruling
scraggly codger writes "Slashdot readers might find it interesting to learn about the ongoing legal controversy over the role of federal judges as gatekeepers for scientific evidence in civil and criminal litigation in the US. Ten years ago the Supreme Court provided guidelines for admissibility of scientific evidence in the Daubert ruling. Readers might find it hard to believe from the text of the ruling, but the result has been a huge increase in the power of judges to exclude scientific evidence from presentation to juries, based on what many scientists and other observers consider an incredibly naive (or perhaps merely self-serving) model of science. There's been a spate of news stories covering the topic, perhaps the most prominent in the WSJ of Friday, 27 June, "'Junk Science' Ban Also Keeps Jurors From Sound Evidence" (regrettably not freely available online). I particularly recommend Daubert: The Most Influential Supreme Court Ruling You've Never Heard Of."
Anyone else read that as the "Dogbert" Reading?
Well, I for one WELCOME our new computer overlords.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
"Your honor, I have here two peer-reviewed, meticulous studies which show how the Daubert decision prevents legitimate science from being submitted ..."
"Evidence denied. Next case!"So one could have legitimate scientific evidence excluded from court, but a kook on the stand could say "My god (or any other invisible friend) made me do it." and the judge would allow that? fear...
Trolling is a art,
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Blar.
As a "physics genius", why do you have a yahoo account and why are you reading slashdot? Shouldn't you be out Einsteining something?
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