Remove Court Rules Remove Cross-Examination Remove Jury Selection
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Judge Allows Eyebrow Testimony as Quadruple Murder Case Inches Closer to Trial

Practice of Law

District Judge Steven Hippler disagreed, stating that this sort of testimony was exactly what cross-examination was for and that the defense would get their chance to challenge her observations and memory on the stand. The judge also ruled on motions concerning a number of conditions Kohberger allegedly suffers from.

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Toppling the Barriers to Success for Asian American Female Litigators

WA Bar News

In April 2019, the Washington Supreme Court became the first court in the nation to adopt a court rule aimed at eliminating both implicit and intentional racial bias in jury selection. Peggy Li, Hitting the Ceiling: An Examination of Barriers to Success for Asian American Women, 29 Berkeley J.