BREAKING NEWS: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the April 27 execution of Melissa Lucio for a crime that never occurred. She finally has a chance to prove her innocence in court. #SaveMelissaLucio innocenceproject.org/melissa-lucio-…

In the 2nd part of my series on virtual trials in the New York Law Journal, I address the concern w/jurors’ ability to evaluate the credibility of witnesses who testify remotely or in a socially distanced courtroom. Read it here: law.com/newyorklawjour…

If #RoeVWade is overturned, will jury nullification be a tool in the coming abortion prosecutions?

While the 7-person jury in the Depp v. Heard defamation suit reached a split verdict, it was more of a win for Depp. This past Sunday, I spoke on Fantástico for TV Globo 📺 about the atypical tone of the case & attention in the court of public opinion. g1.globo.com/fantastico/not…

Two former Pennsylvania judges who were sentenced to decades in prison for sending children to detention centers in exchange for kickbacks have been ordered to pay more than $200 million in damages on.wsj.com/3K4zSiZ

Incredibly proud to be part of a company that would honor our founder’s memory with a scholarship at John Jay/CUNY Psychology and Law PhD Program, my doctoral alma mater and a hub for cutting edge research at the intersection of psychology and law.

Breaking news: After the latest round of DNA testing generated results that, like previous rounds of testing, excluded Adnan Syed, he has now been formally exonerated!

🚨A new essay with Jared Celniker and Hot Cognition Lab. How do you react when you’re tired of trying to change someone’s mind? We describe a helpful new idea: persuasion fatigue. scientificamerican.com/article/persua…

My coauthors Richard L. Jolly Robert Peck and I argue that juries can help to address the public's currently low confidence in courts. Our direct participation as jurors translates into case outcomes that reflect our values. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/fi…

Police recruits now required to take wrongful conviction course khqa.com/news/local/pol… So proud of Kristine Bunch for being selected an inaugural speaker in this important course for law enforcement officers CenterOnWrongfulConvictions

Colombian judge says he used ChatGPT in ruling theguardian.com/technology/202…

Stemming from the jury visit to the crime scene in the #AlexMurdaughTrial, I spoke with Dru Moorhouse from BuzzFeed News about the consequences of jurors visiting crime scenes.

Jury selection begins today in the civil rape trial against Donald Trump. I spoke with the The Washington Post about what attorneys are likely to focus on.

The Trump hush money jury does not have written jury instructions; too bad. ABA Principles for Juries and Jury Trials (2023) recommend each juror get a written copy of the instructions. Research shows that it improves comprehension. Good thing there are lawyers on that jury!