Psychology & Psychiatry

Forensic experts may be biased by the side that retains them

Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are ethically bound to be impartial when performing evaluations or providing expert opinions in court. But new research suggests that courtroom experts' evaluations may be influenced ...

Health

US Supreme Court opens health care reform case

The US Supreme Court appeared set to press ahead with an explosive review of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law Monday at the start of three days of complex hearings.

Health

Researchers say some youth too immature to stand trial

Research from Aaron Kivisto, clinical psychology program graduate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and current post-doctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital; Todd Moore, assistant professor of psychology ...

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French execs accused of breast implant swindle

The computer records were scrubbed, inspectors said there was no mention of industrial silicone in quality-control documents, and an employee at the factory in southern France said they were instructed not to ask too many ...

Courtroom

A courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds court.

The schedule of official court proceedings is called a docket; the term is also synonymous with a court's caseload as a whole.

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