Tess Neal

"Insanity cases that shaped popular culture" ISU true crime lecture series. THis lecture by Tess Neal (a photo included), Tuesday Oct 7 @6pm. 2630 Memorial Union.

I'm looking forward to this. I'm working to it as educational and worthwhile for people as possible.

www.lectures.iastate.edu/event/insani...

Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'

Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

A Strange Trip to John Hinckley’s Nonexistent Record Store - Washingtonian On Friday afternoon, I found myself Ubering through Colonial Williamsburg—past wood-barrel trash cans and spilt-rail pens of dirty sheep—en route to an address that had been tweeted by John Hinckley, ...

Interesting read:

"Is [Hinckley's] music an attempt to honor the gift of his freedom, or a betrayal of it? Does he owe it to the public he terrorized to make himself scarce? Or as someone who’s served his time, is he entitled to try to make amends?"

www.washingtonian.com/2024/12/09/d....

The Open Science Movement and Clinical Psychology Training: Rigorous Science is Transparent Science: https://osf.io/s46wd

📢 Deadline extended!
The EAPL Early Career Research Grant will now close on 16 Jan 2026.

This extension gives applicants extra time to align with project & academic deadlines ✅

Already submitted? No need to worry - applications will still be fully considered.

More info 👉 eapl.eu/young-members/

Citator Expert Annotation Project: A Status Update and Call for Help With an overwhelming response from the legal community, we're in the home stretch of curating the data for building the first open-source AI-powered legal citator—and we need your help to cross the fi...

We've made tremendous progress building a benchmark for AI citators. We now have more than 7,500 data points and are about 70% done.

To complete the job, we need about a dozen more attorneys to help analyze decisions. Please boost and let us know if you can help! Thank you! free.law/2025/09/30/c...

This is a hidden “two-fer” position; they want someone who can also teach stats!

Meet the Editorial Board: Next up is Dr. Stephanie Cárdenas, PhD, one of our amazing Editorial Fellows!

@stephaniecardenas.bsky.social

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How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.

The new reality that is emerging in Texas is that certain topics or ideas are simply off the table in the classroom.

The censorship of academic speech and entire fields of knowledge in service to an ideology poses an unprecedented danger to the future of higher education.

#AcademicFreedom

Clinical override is common in actuarial risk assessment—but does it actually improve outcomes?
 
Findings show that when assessors alter predetermined offender risk levels, it decreases accuracy & reduces predictive validity.

Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/5wey4dsf

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Editorial leadership teams for APA journals are seeking nominations for editorial fellowship positions for early-career psychologists (ECPs). Nomination deadline: November 1, 2025. Qualifications, responsibilities, and how-to-apply here: https://bit.ly/46jRIKK #Psychology #PsychSciSky

Excellent article. #psychlaw #lawpsych

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

NEW: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases.

“It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”

Teresa joined us in Jan 2025 and she has been doing a stellar job. Grateful to work with her.

New Anti-Autocracy Handbook Aims to Give Power Back to Scholars APS Fellow Stephan Lewandowsky and colleagues recently developed the Anti-Autocracy Handbook, designed to provide guidance to scholars navigating the growing global trend of democratic backsliding.

APS Fellow @lewan.bsky.social & colleagues have recently developed the Anti-Autocracy Handbook, which they describe as “a call to action, resilience, and collective defense of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism.”

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Looking for an awesome #postdoc to join our new #NIH R01 hybrid trial adapting prevention programs for youth in foster care!

Job ad careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

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Three smiling people standing together in a green landscape

Excited and grateful to be working with these two bright and passionate PhD students. We took this pic at our department’s annual welcome BBQ at a beautiful park. ♥️ #CLJlab

Photo of a fence with dirt and bushes in in the foreground. Text is overlayed with the words "Regardless of legal status, immigrants to the United States have lower levels of criminogenic risk factors than U.S.-born citizens at similar stages of the criminal legal system".

Policies limiting immigration are often justified based on the idea that immigrants are more prone to violence. The evidence says otherwise.

New research finds that immigrants in custody show lower criminogenic risk than U.S.-born citizens.
 
Read here: doi.org/10.1037/law0...

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Call for applications for the editorial board! Due to sustained increase in submissions at the journal, we also have an additional half-time Associate Editor role for which we are now recruiting. #psychology #law #science #scientificjournal #academia @apajournals.bsky.social

Call for applications for the editorial board! Due to sustained increase in submissions at the journal, we also have an additional half-time Associate Editor role for which we are now recruiting. #psychology #law #science #scientificjournal #academia @apajournals.bsky.social

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Picture of a hand holding a phone and dialing 911. Below, text reads "Studies from the FBI and Villanova University find that the Considering Offender Probability Statements (COPS) Scale fails to reliably discriminate between guilty and innocent 911 callers".

Does the Considering Offender Probability in Statements (COPS) Scale allow law enforcement to distinguish between guilty and innocent people placing 911 homicide calls?

Research from the FBI BAU and Villanova University suggests it does not.

Read a summary from the authors: bit.ly/3DgM3dL

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This is a great graphic: all of the studies with a dot in the corner were conducted by the Geiers -- one of whom, David Geier, practiced medicine without a license

"important scholarly work in examining and understanding these pressing issues."

"..-pose a serious challenge to the conditions under which scholarly inquiry can thrive. We affirm our commitment to the values of academic freedom, democratic governance, and the rule of law, and we encourage our members to continue their..."

"Threats to constitutional democracy and the rule of law are escalating in nations around the world. As an international scholarly association, the Law and Society Association fosters the study of legal systems and institutions. We recognize that such developments—whether in the U.S. or globally..."

LSA Releases Statement on Academic Freedom, Democracy, and Rule of Law - Law and Society Association The Law and Society Association Board of Trustees has released a statement on academic freedom, democracy, and rule of law.

The Law and Society Association @lawandsociety.bsky.social released a statement on academic freedom, democracy, and the rule of law:

www.lawandsociety.org/2025/08/13/l...

Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

This article is absolutely fascinating. A must read for those in mental health or ai fields of how chatbots can support delusions via their excessive use of praise and tendency to follow users’ line of thinking

Gift link:
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