Complete. Ord is yet that is exactly what we expect prosecutors to do in applying materiality standards to pretrial without any sense of the perspective of the defendant. Complicating the problem further, is the prosecutors dual role. Prosecutor is a minister of justice, but importantly a advocater is also an with the skills, the training and ability to effectively winecute cases and convictions. What is inherently difficult thet the prosecutor making materiality decision is that he cannot be neutral within this context. When deciding whether information is material or relevant, that is exactly what expected to do, to set aside their role as advocates, pour through the open mind,th an recognize the importance of the information to the defense, and an objective decision about whether or not to disclose it. Are subject to what psychologists call confirmation bias. Tend tons that we evaluate what we perceive in a way that is consistent with what believe. R a prosecutor with the responsibi
She launched the Veritas Initiative committed to pursuing data driven reform. We are proud to partner with and santa clara oin this project. I am going to invite you appear to tell us about the project and how the courts are doing in ensuring fair disclosure increment all cases. In criminal cases. Thank you. The fairness of the criminal trial depends on the ability of the accused to present a defense and of course to present a defense depends on the axis the criminal defendant has to favorable evidence that might exist in this case. The very fundamental nature of this principle was acknowledged by the u. S. Supreme court 50 years ago when it decided a case. The prosecutor has an obligation to disclose all favorable information that is material and a failure to do so violates the defendants right to due process. The American Bar Association reinforced dispensable when it promulgated model rule three point 3. 8d. A prosecutors required to make private timely disclosure of evidence that n
Good afternoon and welcome to the Cato Institute. Im the director of the center for constitutional studies and your host for this event. I want also to welcome the cspan audience and those of us those who are looking at the event on cato Live Streaming in the archives. We are here to discuss religious liberty as it may or may not be exercised in the context of the modern Business Corporation pursuant to statutory and constitutional law. More immediately, we are here also to mark the publication of the new book on the subject from religious liberties for corporations and i note the title ends with a question. In the the book our two main speakers today, ilya shapior and david gans discuss hobby lobby and the blockbuster decision of the Supreme Court handed down at the end of its last term which rejected the obamacare regulations that provide employers sponsored healthcare plans to provide, which required employersponsored healthcare plans to provide free contraceptive coverage. Its base
Thank you, guys are coming. Sandy will be appear. She is happy to sign copies of her book which are for sale if you dont have one at the Cash Register at the front. Thanks again. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] cspan to providing live coverage of the user Senate Floor Proceedings and key Public Policy events, and every weekend booktv. Now for 15 years the only Television Network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by the cable tv industry invented by your local cable or satellite provider. Watch us in hd, lik like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Historian joshua zeitz examines Abraham Lincoln president ial tenure through the eyes of his secretaries, john a. And john nikolai, next on tv. [applause] thank you all for braving this weather, low as i understand it last week might have been worse. I probably picked the right week to be here. I mightve been delivering this from the airport if we don had e this last week. I want to begin our sto
Thoughts on the courts decision. The phone lines also send us a tweet or you can post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. You can also email us at [captioning performed by national captioning institute] journal cspan. Org. This from the Washington Times bang from the Washington Times that is in the Washington Times this morning. Heres the reaction from the hobby lobby cofounders yesterday. [video clip] the Supreme Court reaffirmed that america was founded on religious we are truly thankful for the decision that allowed us to continue our Family Business according to our principles. One of those principles is gratitude. We are the plea grateful to our employees, to our customers, to whomany many individuals support the word, action, and prayer. We thank god for his Many Blessings and ask for his continued grace to shine on our nation. Host the hobby lobby cofounders reacting to the decision ruling against the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care act. From usa today, here is th