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"Judicial Notebook" is a project of SPSSI (APA Div. 9)
How should intellectual impairment be assessed in death penalty litigation?
Supreme Court weighs whether courts should account for variability in IQ test performance in capital cases.
By Cynthia Calkins, PhD, November 2025, Vol. 56, No. 8.
Is counseling entitled to protection under the First Amendment?
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering when to regulate professional speech under the First Amendment and whether counseling is “conduct” or “speech.”
By Kathryn A. LaFortune, JD, PhD, October 2025, Vol. 56, No. 7.
Can parents say no to LGBTQ+ books in public schools?
Option to pull children from inclusive curriculum seen as a First Amendment right.
By Apryl Alexander, PhD, September 2025, Vol 56, No. 6.
How immigration policies are harming mental health
Restrictive policies heighten fear of deportation and stress in immigrant communities.
By Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD, July 2025, Vol. 56, No. 5.
Does pretrial publicity overly bias the prospective jury pool?
How to prevent extensive media coverage from impairing a defendant’s right to a fair trial.
By Jonathan P. Vallano, PhD, and Jonathan Traub, June 2025, Vol. 56, No. 4.
Women face harsher punishments when it comes to self-defense laws
Longer sentences for women who use lethal force against abusers reflect gender bias in stand-your-ground laws.
By Kathryn A. LaFortune, JD, PhD, April 2025, Vol. 56, No. 3.
Familiarity with suspect, quality of photos, and crime surveillance videos affect accuracy of non-eyewitness identification
Psychological science can guide courts and law enforcement on the nuances of this type of witness identification.
By Jennifer Robbennolt, JD, PhD, March 2025, Vol. 56, No. 2.