Category: History Expert Witness
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History Expert Witness Allowed to Testify Because He Utilized the Same Methodology Used By All Historians
This case involves the alleged unconstitutionality of House Bill No. 71, Act 676 (“H.B. 71” or the “Act”). This law provides in relevant part: No later than January 1, 2025, each public school governing authority shall display the Ten Commandments in each classroom in each school under its jurisdiction. The nature of the display shall…
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Pediatrics Expert Witness’ Psychological Diagnoses of the Three Children Admitted
Respondent traveled with her three minor children, J.H., A.H., and S.H., from Mexico to the United States in 2022. Petitioner sought the return of his minor children to Mexico under the Hague Convention. Respondent called Dr. Minal Giri to testify as an expert witness on July 16 and Dr. Paul Gillingham to testify as an…
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Court Refuses to Bar Expert Witnesses from Opining on Firearms Regulation
A district judge in Vermont refused to exclude the testimony assessing the impact of gun laws presented by the State’s expert witnesses. Plaintiffs, corporate entities affiliated with gun ownership and several Vermont residents, filed this action against Defendants, high-level Vermont state officials. Plaintiffs allege that 13 V.S.A. § 4021, which prohibits possession and sale of “large…
