In the last 15 years, the US Supreme Court has implemented major changes concerning the
admittance of expert testimony. In 1993, Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals …

Forensic anthropologists anticipated a significant impact from the 1993 Supreme Court
Daubert decision, which addressed the standard of admissibility for expert testimony. In …

The US Supreme Court decisions in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. and
Kumho Tire Co. Ltd. v. Carmichael transformed the way scientific expert evidence was …

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report on forensic science provides a searing
critique of the field. 2 Released in 2009, the Report's findings are disturbing:" Among …

Daubert's effect on forensic science is unclear because the opinion is unclear.'The Daubert
Court did start blazing a useful path by stating that before scientific testimony is admitted, the …

Many studies regarding the legal status of forensic science have relied on the US Supreme
Court's mandate in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., and its progeny in order to …

Abstract The United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Daubert v. Mewell Dour
Pharmaceutical Inc. has focused attention on judicial treatment of expert testimony. A survey …

Scientific expert opinion is a specie of evidence that presents the courts with a challenging
set of paradoxes and dilemmas. Consider: Scientific expert testimony is usually welcomed …

Abstract The US Supreme Court assumed the difficult task of establishing the threshold
standard for the admissibility of expert testimony that is based on “scientific” knowledge in …

As issues of professional standards and error rates continue to be addressed in the courts,
forensic anthropologists should be proactive by developing and adhering to professional …