challenging the validity of widely used diagnostic tools
Faking photos
seeing may not be believing
Opinion testimony by experts
quick refresher on the United States Supreme Court’s expert witness trilogy
A serious lifetime commitment
city’s district court decision to require premarital counseling as a condition for marriage by a judge
Gatekeeping
Do not make the mistake of thinking that Daubert applies only to limited categories of expert witnesses
What’s left is a cleanup
the state’s continuing errors in processing child support
Closings
objectives and content, delivery and structure
ABA standards on electronic discovery
allocating the cost of electronic discovery, altering or destroying evidence, and handling privileged information
Frye-ing Daubert
These reasons are similar to reasons most frequently cited by judges in 1991, and they do not reflect the factors cited in Daubert
Changes to MRE
changes to the Michigan Rules of Evidence
Changes to MCR
changes to the Michigan Court Rules
Changes to the child support formula
revisions to the Michigan Child Support Formula
The number of blue moons in a county
New rules from Michigan’s Supreme Court requiring attorneys to visit with juveniles they represent in adoption and child protective cases are being accepted as already-routine practice in Kent County.
Kent County’s policy on Social Security numbers
text of Judge Sullivan’s order
The 25 cent question
state will increase a monthly child support processing fee by 25 cents
Protected: Motion Hearing Priority Idea
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Releases and subpoenas
revisions to the APA Ethics Code gave psychologists more discretion on the question of releasing test data to patients and attorneys
List of objections
Here is a list I compiled years ago of common objections, with references to the rules of evidence.
Objections
Preparing for trial requires an Objection strategy.
Foundations
The concept of Foundations is much simpler than the daily experiences of our courtrooms would suggest.