thank you thank you very much ray cash walters

good afternoon chief justice justices i'm representing women's legal education and action fund on this appeal with my time this afternoon i will start by briefly explaining leaf's concern with a little difficulty instruction Next, I will outline Leif's proposed framework.

And finally, I will explain why clear jury instructions help jurors overcome reliance on myths and stereotypes in their reasoning.

Turning to my first submission.

Several of the parties to this appeal agree on one narrow point.

That point is that the little difficulty instruction is problematic.

Leaf's view is that the instruction is not fit for purpose.

Isn't all of this premised on the idea we can't trust juries? Isn't that really what you're saying?