Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards

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Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards

Name: Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards
ISBN: 9780309102483

National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on Science, Technology, and Law, Committee on Daubert Standards

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In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., laid out a new test for federal trial judges to use when determining the admissibility of expert testimony. In Daubert, the Court ruled that judges should act as gatekeepers, assessing the reliability of the scientific methodology and reasoning that supports expert testimony. The resulting judicial screening of expert testimony has been particularly consequential. While the Supreme Court sought to bring better science into the courtroom, questions remain about whether the lower courts' application of Daubert accords with scientific practices. This report summarizes discussions held by an ad hoc committee of the The National Academies to consider the impact of Daubert and subsequent Supreme Court opinions and to identify questions for future study..

Categories:

Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences

Year:

2006

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None

Publisher:

Independely Published

Language:

english

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