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Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- May 27, 2014
“EVERYDAY IS A GREAT DAY!” SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY AND SOCIAL LABELING
“We are what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut “Everyday is a great day!” That’s what he said, and appeared to believe with every fiber of...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- May 2, 2014
LOUD AND PROUD — BUT NOT NECESSARILY RIGHT
I recently came across a couple of quotations that illustrate a problem we often see when watching jurors deliberate in mock trials (and...
Theodore O. Prosise Ph.D.
- Apr 2, 2014
THE SCIENCE OF JURY SELECTION AND THE ART OF CONVERSATION
Recently I was asked to participate in a jury selection seminar to provide insight on the most contemporary views on jury selection,...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Aug 9, 2013
DANGER! PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES UNDER ATTACK FROM WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
Recently the highest court in Washington seems to have set their sights on the issue of peremptory strikes in the jury selection process....
Christopher J. Dominic
- Aug 2, 2013
THE POWER OF ATTITUDES – PART 2: RACISM
Racism is dwindling in the US. Things haven’t changed that much. These are two themes that frame what can be heard from family, friends,...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Jul 3, 2013
RESISTANCE TO PERSUASION: SOME KEY FACTORS TO CONSIDER
I just completed my second shadow jury project of the year, and the opportunity to pick the brains of typical jurors for 10-12 days has...