Policy Matters
Explaining Science in the Courtroom
Explaining science in the courtroom.
For nearly 15 years, the Supreme Court has required federal judges to evaluate the quality of scientific evidence presented in trials. In the 1993 case “Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals,” the high court ruled that judges must determine “whether the reasoning or methodology underlying the testimony is scientifically valid.”
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