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Aug 28, 2026
Aaron Van OortGUEST
So that's one difference on that.
Aaron Van OortGUEST
I mean, the other thing about the Eighth Circuit, if you look at the judicial statistics that the Federal Judicial Center keeps, the Eighth Circuit is by far the fastest in staying on top of its docket.
Aaron Van OortGUEST
It is prompt.
Aaron Van OortGUEST
I think they're proud of that.
Barron ColemanHOST
Frankly, a little burdensome.
Barron ColemanHOST
So the court adopted a more flexible standard, and here's what they said: "Instructions need only correctly communicate the principle when viewed as a whole." It endorsed what they called a safe harbor, and that is the Federal Judicial Center's pattern instruction.
Barron ColemanHOST
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that leaves the jury firmly convinced of the defendant's guilt.
Barron ColemanHOST
Absolute certainty is not required.
Andy SingerHOST
After nearly six months of scrutiny, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, NASS, announced in a press release on Friday that it is temporarily removing the controversial chapter on climate science from the reference manual on scientific evidence.
Andy SingerHOST
While it investigates the processes used to develop the chapter, the Federal Judicial Center, FJC, which serves to educate federal judges across the country, published its fourth edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence in late 2025 in collaboration with the NASS.
Andy SingerHOST
The Reference Manual is meant to provide objective scientific guidance for judges on issues like human DNA, advanced statistical models, and epidemiology.
Andy SingerHOST
But the reference manual didn't stop there.