Many scientists take a dim view of the court system - until they take part in it

Many scientists take a dim view of the court system--until they take part in it

BOSTON- Ten years ago, when Elizabeth Loftus agreed to serve as an expert witness in a high-profile trial around the outing of Central Intelligence Agency agent Valerie Plame, she was no rookie. The cognitive psychologist at the University of California, Irvine, had been using her knowledge about human memory to testify in legal cases for three decades.

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