Forensics: Civil Judges get it. But criminal courts still allow bitemarks. Junk Science in the Courtroom Keeps Coming Back – and Getting Swatted

There’s something about autism that invites scapegoating. The latest attack was on makers of Lexapro, the anti-depressant medication, when used during pregnancy. Six plaintiffs recruited three experts to testify to a supposed causal connection between the drug and their children’s affliction. The court rejected the expert testimony outright and dismissed the case. Three weeks
— Read on www.acsh.org/news/2023/08/24/junk-science-courtroom-keeps-coming-back-–-and-getting-swatted-17278

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Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.
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