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This paper traces the Supreme Court's erratic course over the past fifteen years in addressing the question whether federal judges may bar expert scientific testimony on the ground that the…

The ability of courts to successfully resolve complex cases has been a matter of contentious debate, not only for the last quarter-century, but for most of the twentieth century. This…

In order to provide a context for evaluating the specific claims made about juries, I begin with a profile of the incidence of civil jury trials and the types of…

Can juries handle complex cases? One way to frame this question in behavioral science terms is to ask: What tasks can juries perform well and what tasks will they perform…

The past, both proximate and remote, is often consulted in attempts to predict the future. Of course extrapolation from past to future is at best an uncertain art. Extrapolation, however,…

For purposes of this Comment, I adopt a relatively broad focus. In particular, I want to address the question of access to the courts generally, especially access to federal courts.…