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Apply for AAFS Membership in the Jurisprudence Section by the October 1 Deadline!

Study: Laypeople (Jurors) May Misjudge the Weight of Manner of Death Testimony

October 1 Deadline: Apply for Promotion to an Elevated Membership Status

American Bar Association First Ethics Opinion on Generative AI

The Innocence Project of Florida Announces the Release of Randy Seal: Wrongful Conviction...

In Memoriam: Jurisprudence Section Fellow Cynthia Windsor, JD

In Memoriam: Professor Andre A. Moenssens, JD, LLM

Judge Christopher Plourd Sounds Alarm Over Drug Trade at the United States-Mexico Border

Jurisprudence Section Call for Moderators

Jurisprudence Section Call for Abstract Submissions

CLE Speaking Opportunities With CEB—Summer 2023

Seeking "Justice Talks" Submissions

Wrongful convictions and claims of false or misleading forensic evidence

The results are reported of a study to examine case factors associated with 732 wrongful convictions classified by the National Registry of Exonerations as being associated with "False or Misleading Forensic Evidence." A forensic error typology has been developed to pro...

Jurisprudence Section Updates

Review of United States laws pertaining to the recovery and analysis of human skeletal...

Human skeletal remains (HSR) are routinely excavated from archeological contexts and analyzed by experts in human osteology. Contrarily, HSR in medicolegal contexts are usually recovered by law enforcement officers and examined by pathologists with limited osteological training. ...

Transfer and Persistence Expert Evidence in the Canadian Criminal Trial Process

Expert Witness Testimony and Adaptive Speech Devices: Feasible Reality or Impractical...

Science, Technology, and Jurors: An Update

Transparency to the Defense Is Essential to Truly Pursue “Justice Through Truth In...

2022–23 Nominating Committee Report

The Nominating Committee has announced its list of nominees for 2022–23 officers: