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Science for Judges - Development of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, 4th Edition

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A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will develop a fourth edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, a primary reference source for federal judges on questions of science, technology, and medicine in litigation. As with the third edition, the National Academies and the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) will work collaboratively to develop the manual.

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In collaboration with the Federal Judicial Center (FJC), a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will develop the fourth edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. The Reference Manual is a primary reference source for federal judges on questions of science in litigation. It does not instruct judges on how to rule regarding admissibility of particular types of evidence, but instead offers judges advice on how to manage expert testimony, discusses emerging problems with expert testimony, and provides information on the methodology of areas of science that often present difficult issues when introduced in the form of expert testimony.
The manual is a compilation of individually-authored chapters on various topics of science and technology relevant to the courts, The fourth edition will include updates of existing chapters as well as new chapters that reflect emerging areas. The committee will select the topics to be included in the manual, commission expert authors to revise the current chapters or draft new ones, approve the chapters, and submit the manual for external review.

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Anne-Marie C. Mazza

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

National Science Foundation

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Anne-Marie Mazza

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Steven Kendall

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