Factoring the Role of Eyewitness Evidence in the Courtroom
Brandon L. Garrett, Alice Liu, Karen Kafadar, Joanne Yaffe & Chad S. Dodson, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
A pressing concern with the eyewitness testimony used in many criminal cases is that jurors may be swayed by the high confidence of an eyewitness and, as a result, may disregard other factors that provide more diagnostic information. Mock jurors were surveyed using a large national sample of 1,684 laypeople, selected to be representative of the U.S. population (age, race, gender, geographic region), using mock trial videos of eyewitness testimony. To explore the relationship between courtroom confidence...

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CIO @Zoom_US Talks With National Mediator Panel
Don Philbin
I was recently honored to take part in a webinar on Zoom mediations with Harry Moseley, CIO of Zoom, hosted by Darren Lee, Executive Director of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN). The rest of the panel were national leaders from NADN. It is an advanced discussion of new @Zoom_US features, best practices, and short course on how to connect with people in virtual formats. I recommend it. https://youtu.be/JymgW5ggvRI

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Ginsburg on Good Writing
Bryan Garner, LawProse
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was known for her clear, powerful prose. She learned how to write—how to write really well—from two undergraduate teachers at Cornell: Robert E. Cushman and Vladimir Nabokov. That’s right. In a 2006 interview with Bryan A. Garner, Justice Ginsburg explained that Nabokov “was a man in love with the sound of words.” He taught her “the importance of choosing the right word and presenting it in the right word order.” 13 Scribes J. Legal Writing 133, 135 (2010). Then...

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