Most experience-based opinion would be evaluated as lay opinion and restricted accordingly. In addition, the rule governing lay opinion, Rule 701, should be given more bite. The courts should scrutinize lay opinion to make sure that the witness’s knowledge supports the inferences reflected in the opinion.
When Must Lawyers Learn Science? – Advocacy and Evidence Resources
In a world where, over the past decade, we have seen the impact of flawed or erroneous forensic evidence testimony, the lesson from the Court should be simpler and clear – lawyers’ first duty in a case with scientific evidence is to ask questions and learn its limitations. Post- Kulbicki, how does a judge respond to new post-conviction …
Ad Hoc Procedure – The Temple 10-Q
In the face of such breakdowns, courts, parties, and legislatures sometimes craft “ad hoc procedures” that change the procedural rules of the road as a case proceeds. Ad hoc procedure-making allows the civil justice system to function when ordinary procedure fails. But it also presents a deep challenge to the rule-of-law values reflected in …
Applying for Financial Aid – Temple Law
If you are applying for a federal or private loan you should follow the additional procedures outlined in Federal and Private Loans. We suggest that you complete the FAFSA online at www.studentaid.gov. The FAFSA form is also available from any college or university financial aid office or you may contact the Law School Financial Aid Office to …
POETRY: “On Contracts” – The Temple 10-Q
POETRY: “On Contracts”. by Anthony Busillo II (LAW ’79) The birth of “On Contracts” was a result of the confluence of a series of fortuitous circumstances. In another, earlier lifetime, I had tried my hand at writing poetry on a fairly regular basis. Several of my poems were included in my high school’s literary journal, and I …
Laptop Loaner Program – Temple Law
Laptop Loaner Program. Since most of our students come to law school now with a computer, this program has evolved into an computer loaner program for emergencies. If you have a computer breakdown in the middle of the semester and need a loaner computer to work on while your computer is being fixed, you can borrow a Windows-based computer for a …
JUNK SCIENCE – Advocacy and Evidence Resources
Poor people science is the difference between the scientific evidence used in civil litigation, where money is at stake and less likely to be unreliable, and the “scientific” evidence used in the American criminal justice system, where life and liberty are at stake, and junk science is pervasive. The difference speaks to our values as a …
Reflections on Reentry Court – Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for …
In Reentry Court Clinic, my work has consisted of attempting to push back against these small inequities. I have spent most of my time in traffic court and on the phone with various Pennsylvania bureaucracies, attempting to weave through the maze of obstacles between my clients and their licenses. Not having a license can cripple a person’s …
[PDF] Tarrant M. Mahony, J.D., M.A. – Temple University Beasley School of Law
Advised clients in relation to non-performing loan portfolio auctions, infrastructure development projects in the water and power industries, mergers and acquisitions, financings and technology transfers. Freshfields Hong Kong, Associate, 10/1995 to 7/1998. Primary concentration in the areas of international project finance and direct foreign …
Career Counseling Temple Law
Jim Walsh. Assistant Dean, Office of Career Services. 215-204-7892 jim.walsh@temple.edu Profile. This page contains information about career counseling services at Temple University Beasley School of Law.