Across the globe, countries everywhere have Ministries of Justice or Departments of Justice; Government departments named for an idea—Justice.  New Zealand has the Ministry of Justice; as does Japan and Greenland, with the leaders of these departments typically called the Minister of Justice.  Their roles depend on the country’s legal requirements, however, with that title,

Judge Peggy Fulton Hora, a giant in the justice system, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020.  Justice Speakers Institute’s President and one of its founders, Judge Hora has been described as a pioneer in the justice system, a global leader in the drug treatment court field, and a champion for therapeutic jurisprudence. In 1985,

Forensic impression evidence has become the subject of increased levels of scientific scrutiny. In particular, bite-mark evidence has been seriously questioned due to its weak underpinnings and the exaggerated testimony about it by some witnesses. This raises a question: how did bite-mark evidence become admissible in the first place? Witchcraft and Bite Marks With one

A  mere month ago I asserted there would never be a jury trial by teleconference in a blog post for Justice Speakers Institute, LLC.  Not only was I proved wrong last month in Texas but, as it turns out, the first trial conducted by video was in Ohio in 1971.[i]  The History of Video Trials In

The Supreme Court’s decision in Daubert vs. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (Daubert) was an attempt to stem the growth of unreliable scientific evidence that flowed the evidentiary standard fashioned in Frye vs. United State.  The Court held that the Frye standard of “general acceptance by the scientific community” could be considered in evaluating expert testimony. However, that