User Settings
Open AccessArticle

Peer Dialogue: The Quagmire of Scientific Expert Testimony: Crumping the Supreme Court's Style

Paul R. Rice-2003-01-01-eYLS (Yale Law School)

TL;DRAbstract

the Article argues in support of Professor Crump's critique of the Supreme Court of the United States's decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kumho Tire Co v. Carmichael. Judges are unsuited to the task of evaluating scientific inquiry and should refrain from trying to do so. When evaluating the admissibility of evidence, the courts should use a logical relevance test.

Chat with Paper

AI Agents for this Paper

the Article argues in support of Professor Crump's critique of the Supreme Court of the United States's decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kumho Tire Co v. Carmichael. Judges are unsuited to the task of evaluating scientific inquiry and should refrain from trying to do so. When evaluating the admissibility of evidence, the courts should use a logical relevance test.

Keywords

Supreme courtStyle (visual arts)LawPolitical scienceArtLiterature

Chat

Click to start Chat