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Zoom Trials

“Zoom” trials are in full effect in the Pacific Northwest, with other areas potentially following suit. Given the backlog in criminal...

What Jurors Think About Remote Mock Trials

In April 2020, Tsongas fielded its first remote jury research project. With news of lockdowns and restrictions in many states, we made a...

CLAUSEWITZ, LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS & ZOOM TRIALS; Yep, there is a link here

The high school academic debate topic for the month of January/February was: Resolved: States should ban lethal autonomous weapons. The...

WHO MIGHT NOT BE ON YOUR JURY IN THE “NEW NORMAL” TRIAL?

As our country has started to reopen, we have heard a lot about the “new normal”. It appears inevitable that social distancing and mask...

ONE PERSON’S INFERENCE IS ANOTHER PERSON’S CONJECTURE

Steven Wright observed that “there is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot.” And as David St. Hubbins...

JURY SELECTION IN THE #METOO ERA

“Franken’s fall was stunningly swift … reflect[ing] the cultural moment: In an era when women’s accusations of sexual discrimination and...