Trials
Viewfinder: An SS Guard Faces Trial for Nazi Crimes
The 94-year-old former SS guard faces trial, charged with complicity in the mass murders at the Nazi concentration camp Stutthof during World War II.
Does Confidence Matter in Eyewitness Testimonies?
Obtaining accurate eyewitness testimony may be more nuanced than previously thought.
Eyewitness Testimony Instructions Sort of Work
The state's jury instructions—including a crash course in the psychology of memory—make jurors more skeptical of eyewitness testimony, but not more discerning.
This Week in Very Serious Trials
A round-up of news and research on headline-grabbing court cases.
The Emotions That Prosecutors Elicit to Make Jurors Vote Guilty
Jurors experiencing “moral outrage” will be more likely to convict, and changes in technology are making this a bigger factor.
Could Sober Eyewitnesses Be Less Reliable Than Intoxicated Ones?
A new study out of Sweden throws doubt on the alcohol myopia theory.
Trying the Foot Soldiers of the Holocaust
The final wave of Nazi trials focuses on now-octogenarian pawns of the end game that was the Holocaust.