EYEWITNESS MEMORY CHANGES WITH RECALL

STUDY SHOWS EYEWITNESS MEMORY CHANGES WITH EACH RECALL A study conducted at Northwestern University indicates that memories are continually distorted where they are recalled over a period of time by eyewitnesses.  Each time an eyewitness remembers an event from the past, their brain networks change in ways that can alter the memory when it is […]

FEDERAL COURT FILINGS REMAIN STEADY IN 2011

2011 JUDICIAL BUSINESS REPORT FEDERAL COURT FILINGS IN 2011 According to records released by the Administrative Office of  U. S. Courts, Federal Court filings remained steady in 2011.  The following notable statistics were included in the 2011 report: U.S. Courts of Appeals In the regional courts of appeals, filings fell 1.5 percent to 55,126. Criminal […]